According to EA, “Vintage Yellow Gingham with Pink Buttons” might just be the “PERFECT COMBINATION!”
As Dana {of MADE} prepared to release her newest pattern, The Anywhere Skirt, we had the opportunity to give it a little “test” of our own.
Now, a little background . . .for those of you not as familiar with the Anywhere Skirt and/or EA’s taste in clothing fit:
You see, the Anywhere Skirt is high-waisted, and actually marketed for teens and ladies {although anyone can wear it – based on measurements only}. EA is just the opposite – a child . . . that wears her skirts, shorts, pants, etc. AS. LOW. AS. POSSIBLE.
Upon hearing the skirt was high-waisted, “Sister Momma” said, “She’s not going to like it.”
Alright. Challenge accepted.
First things first: Sew it in a color she can’t refuse. YELLOW!! The child “LOVES her some yellow” . . . and requests yellow outfits from time to time. And, then, it hit us: we had the PERFECT fabric. . .waiting to be put to use. Our mom had a yellow gingham dress when she was in 4th-5th grade, and found some extra fabric from it while cleaning some closets out this summer. SCORE.
Then, accent it with another “special color”: PINK! Another color we don’t use too often . . . but such a cheery combination to pattern test for a happy blogger, like Dana.
Top it off with the sash option of Dana’s pattern, and we had a niece FIRED UP about her new skirt. Take that, “Sister Momma.”
But, then we ran into a bit of an obstacle. A MISmeasurement. . . on the waistband. EEK! And, a devastated child.
“You can UNSEW it, can’t you?!?!?”
Stated over and over and over again . . .
A few weeks later, and additional waistband length, EA was ready to put it to the “test.”
Ahhhh, but she wasn’t alone.
You see, CL has “practically” the same waist measurement as her big sister. . . So, this skirt serves as the first piece of sewn clothing BOTH girls can wear during the same time frame.
The length on CL is MUCH BETTER than EA. We are attributing EA’s recent growth spurt to the finished length, yet she still plans to get her fair share of “wears” in before it is all said and done.
NOW: GREAT NEWS! Dana is graciously offering her pattern, The Anywhere Skirt, to TWO lucky recipients!! If that doesn’t make you want to twirl, we don’t know what might!
Enter the rafflecopter below by commenting on how you would design your skirt, based on the following options:
child / adult
waistband size: wide or normal
sash / no sash
full gathers / partial gathers
skirt length: above the knee, knee-length, mid-calf, or maxi
GOOD LUCK, ALL! The rafflecopter will close Friday, August 7th at Midnight {CST}, and winners will be announced via our Facebook page the following day.
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