Finished: Periwinkle Skies Skirt

I am impersonating the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

The front is a teeny bit longer than the back, but I can account for that when I hem it.

Actually, the title of this post should read Almost Finished: Periwinkle Skies Skirt. I have yet to hem this skirt for two reasons. One, I want to hand hem it and wasn't really in the hand sewing mood today. Secondly, I haven't decided on the amount of hem I want to take yet.

Since all clothes need a name, I dubbed this skirt the periwinkle skies skirt. I have yet to decide if periwinkle skies sounds like the name of a child's song or a place you'd visit while on LSD.

Now, for the wonderful little details:

• Pattern: Butterick 4686 View C minus the recommended embellishment
• Fabric: A vintage bed sheet from an estate sale last year $2
• Notions: A standard white zipper from an estate auction last year ~$0.05
• Make again: Probably not this version, but I may make the pleated version
• My Personal Pattern Grade: B+ 

My pattern likes and dislikes:

• I love how flowy the skirt is.
• I like the wide yoke/waistband.
• I wish the directions were a bit more clear on how to deal with the yoke/yoke facing and the zipper. Getting the zipper to go in smoothly was a bit tricky.

Things I changed:

• I left off the suggested trim embellishment. 
• Instead of slipstitching the yoke facing, I stitched in the ditch and hand sewed the edge of the yoke facing to the zipper tape. 
• I didn't use a hook and eye simply because I put the zipper up a bit too high and didn't have room for one.

Happy Sewing!