Ode to the skort

Oh skorts, how do I love thee?

Let me count the ways!

#1 My girl is active and doesn’t like to be ladylike.  She crawls on the floor, likes to run around, and doesn’t want to worry about showing her underwear.

#2 Due to #1 above, she really has a hard time wearing skirts.  She just feels uncomfortable in them.

#3 This skort pattern has LEGGINGS.  This means you don’t have to make a bunch of long tops to cover the bottom.  These do it for you! WIN WIN.

This pattern is one I tested for 5 out of 4 Patterns.  It is the Shenanigans Skort and it goes up to a size 18.

I think it may be a little on the short side, since she fit in the 18 length, which is about a 30″ inseam.  She’s got some long giraffe legs, though.  I also made it 8W, which I think was a little too narrow for her, depending on the fabric.

The black fabric here is almost a ponte, so it doesn’t stretch as much as cotton lycra.  They are tight.

I am going to print out the pattern again and do a 10W, which then will mean the leggings won’t pull up quite so high to stretch to fit.

This was very easy to make and they really do fit well.  I opted not to add the flounce to the skirt, and made the mid-thigh length.  The length was lowered after this version, so it will be longer in the final version AND if you add the flounce.

The grey top here is the Hibernis by Sofilantjes, with none of the extra features.

The dip down in front is totally my fault on the black skirt.  I cut the wrong side on the fold.  Work has been kicking my butt lately, and my back has been pretty painful, so lack of sleep is my excuse.

These blues matched so well, and I am pretty sure I bought them at different times.  I have had them in my stash for several years, so time to use some of it up.  I still have more than a yard of the cotton lycra houndstooth left.   I think they would make good leggings on their own, but I need to watch them in wash.  The fabric bled a bit on the first wash.

The top here is a modified Oliver + S raglan.  I lengthened the sleeves and body a bit, and fixed the neckline.  It didn’t really lay right, so I decreased the width at the top of the raglan and then lowered the neckline.

Pattern matching?  Not so much.  I tried and failed.  Obviously, I didn’t try too hard.  She is into blues right now, and this is going to be a go to outfit for school.  It is super comfy fabric.

More to come for Back to School sewing.  I am on a roll!  I have several other things cut out and ready to be sewn up.