Short camo skirt Burda Style magazine Model 121 Burda Style 02/2011

I bought this Burda download in 2013 and never used it. I printed the pattern out the day I bought it so November 2013, I sorted the fabric for it about 3 years ago and put the pattern together 5 years ago. Buts it has just never been the right time to make this. Really like everyone I am getting older and I decided if I am ever ever going to wear this I really must get round to making it so here is a short scuba camoflage skirt with side pockets. Its quite on trend despite its an old pattern. And right this minute I feel ok wearing this.Maybe in 2 years I will feel too old. Who knows?

In fact my first attempt at this skirt as you can see in the first few photos was not quite right. I skipped over a zip because my fabric is stretchy and I really did not need one. I just added the facing. Thats a mistake. And thats after I spent a couple of days going through my huge pile of zips for the right one to use. Still its something I can use on a different item so will not be wasted. It would have been a waste using it for this skirt because it just does not need it.

However!!! it falls down! I kept hitching it up for these photos and after wards took it off because it was annoying me. It hangs wrong due to not sitting quite right due to being constantly hitched back to where it should be so I will be adding some wide hidden elastic inside the facing in the near future and we will see how that works. So there will be some later photos of this once I get this fixed.

I love the front pleat though partner says it looks like shorts.

Here again you can see the skirt is falling down.

Well as a sewist I will fix it but I thought I would show you this before I do because its always inspiring to know you are not alone when this type of thing happens and you are a sewist. It happens to everyone but it can be fixed.
I actually think this is going to be a really nice garment once I sort it out.

And I love the huge pockets which were so easy to sew. Though they are not expanding. It would be so easy to add expanding pockets though so maybe on a different version.

So thanks for popping over to visit and I wish you a happy week,

Take care

Bracken