What began as a mistake, ended up as one of the most comfortable outfits in EA’s closet sewn to date!!

You see, Girl Charlee was having a sale. And, we had been eyeing some knits for a while….

So, it was time to buy! And, buy we did.

Except…Emily {suzanne} didn’t read the “fine print” / fabric specifications, and assumed she was purchasing “all knits.”

Oooops. The bicycles were actually peach skin fabric. What’s peach skin fabric?? Per Girl Charlee‘s description: Peach skin fabric has a soft brushed finish, does not wrinkle, and is perfect for dresses, tops, and more!

Hmmmmmm. So, it was a mistake, but we really, really, really liked the bicycles and wanted to use them!!

We tried to talk EA into accessorizing this outfit with them…NO SUCH LUCK.

Then, we decided a good “flowy” skirt would work well for this sort of material. “Sister Momma” compared it to “silk boxers” – if that gives you any indication to the texture of this fabric. As for the skirt, we opted to sew the Oliver + S, Swingset Tunic + Skirt.

OH. MY. We laughed while sewing this skirt, stating EA is going to think she isn’t wearing anything at all!! Or, at least feel as if it is like her “dress-up clothes.”

We sewed a size 3, with no modifications – largely due to the way EA wears her skirts, shorts, and pants.

The tunic was sewn as a size 4, with 1/2″ length added. Hindsight: the length was NOT needed {but again, we were trying to compensate for the way EA wears the above mentioned items}.

The tunic was kept simple, and classic, for the most part. We added some navy piping and red buttons {we had to throw in a POP of color somewhere, right?} on the back. Although, after seeing Janice’s {or should we say, Julia’s…} braided straps, it made us wish we had tried a similar look for EA’s tunic!!

We were most pleased with ourselves on the addition of a placket to the back of the tunic!! We had wanted to attempt adding a placket to the swingset tunic for quite some time, but hadn’t worked up the nerve to try it…

*Please note: We primarily wanted to add a placket for inside cleanliness of the garment – not that one was needed for accessibility / wearability…

YEA! YEA! Fist pump for “Team Frances Suzanne”!!  Believe it or not….IT WORKED!!! And, the inside of the tunic is a bit more finished…

The next placket will be even better…and maybe come with some directions for you to give it a try too!!

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