Liesl + Co Everyday Skirt

A few weeks ago when I altered the Deer and Doe Chardon skirt to best suit what my friend Alyssa was looking for, I unknowingly created something that closely resembled the Everyday Skirt by Liesl + Co.  Before I made that realization, however, I bought fabric to make myself one of those Franken-Chardons.  But because I really loved the idea of an elastic back waistband, I just went with the actual Everyday Skirt instead.

I bought this pattern Thursday night, and when my printer failed me, I ended up printing it out at the library Friday afternoon.  Friday evening, I began the cutting, taping, tracing, and cutting process at Finch for Friday Night Sewcial. And I think every single one of us there had a project we were determined to finish before we left... and thus Friday Night Sewcial didn't end until, oh, 12:30am.  But!  I left with a finished skirt which I wore on Saturday to my town's Mayfest celebration.

And not to toot my own horn, but I got so many compliments on this beautiful skirt.  Honestly though, I owe it to the fabric.  So can we just take a moment to adore this fabric?

How fun is this print?  I wear glasses, and have since I was 7 years old.  So when I saw Michael Miller's 20/20 fabric in Jewel on Amazon, I snapped it up.  It's so quirky and colorful and perfect for an Everyday Skirt and for weirdos like myself.

Pockets!!

Front waistband

Back (elastic) waistband

Elastic waistband (in the back only) - allowed for me to eat a hot dog and chips and macarons at Mayfest, and still have room for funnel cake and wine later in the afternoon.  Strrrrreeeeeeeetch.  Stretch is good.

I was really impressed with Liesl + Co's pattern instructions.  Even though it was a PDF pattern (and I think we all have a love/hate thing with PDF patterns, am I right?), I thought it was written very well, and explanations were definitely sufficient for beginners.   Liesl Gibson, you get my thumbs up approval for this pattern.

This was a pretty quick sew: I started the pattern cutting and taping process around say, 7:30-8pm, and finished the hem at 12:30 am.  Granted, there was wine involved, and socializing, and walking around to see what the other girls were working on, but even still, 5 start to finish hours isn't bad.  And now that my pattern is traced onto Swedish tracing paper, the next time I should be able to whip this skirt out in 2-3 hours, tops.

I wanted to mention somewhere that initially, I wasn't impressed by the look of this skirt based on the product photos on the pattern site.  I'm not really sure why, but it never struck me as a skirt I had to make until I saw my friends Angela and Anna each make one.  Maybe it just seems to lend itself best to patterned fabric?  I don't know.  But now I'm obsessed and I absolutely love this skirt.  

And now, for some awkward posing on my part: 

Pattern: Liesl + Co Everyday Skirt

Fabric: Michael Miller 20/20 in Jewel

Size: Medium (measurements were closest to size 10 - remember that this dress has an elastic wasitband and will stretch, so don't pick a size larger than your dropped waist measurements read, or else your skirt won't have anything to stretch it out and hold itself up)

Alterations: None, although I could hem it a bit shorter next time depending on the look I'm going for.