First Skirt of the Year!

I have decided that 2011 is going to be a skirt heavy sewing year.  Butterick 5882 is my first skirt of 2011:  It is from the early 1950s

I just finished up this skirt in a navy cotton blend.  It is lined using the same skirt pattern and the zipper installed by hand.  For more details, take a look at my blog!

  

Picture not as good
as the skirt is.

The skirt is fantastic.  I love how the insets create a box pleat effect so easily.

I wore this outfit yesterday, and received many compliments.  Most importantly, no one thought I had made this skirt!  It interests me that the highest compliment I can receive does not recognize that I made something myself rather than bought it.  I was very happy with how the skirt wore.

The blouse is vintage