sewn :: summer skirts, originally uploaded by earthchick.

So it turns out I still have some unblogged projects. Like, from almost a year ago. But ’tis the season for summer sewing, so I thought I’d show you these today.

I am never not impressed with the simplicity of making this skirt. I made two of these in 2009 and have ended up getting so much wear out of them that I decided to bang out a few more on vacation last summer (that’s right, I take my sewing machine with me on vacay – that’s how I roll, people!).

Seriously, this skirt is the easiest of all the skirts I’ve made. It’s an elastic-waist 6-gore skirt. Fast, easy, and super-comfy. I always make View F, but all the options look cute.

Last summer, I declared this to be my vacation uniform. We went to Disney for 4 days and to Harry Potter world for one, and I wore a skirt every single day. I already had 2 skirts from this pattern, and I made 3 more for the trip, paired them all with tanks or tees, and I was done!

I fell in love with this fun skulls+hearts print. It’s still View F, but I made it somewhat shorter than the others, hoping to catch Johnny Depp’s eye, in case he was on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.

He wasn’t.

By the end of our trip, I was wearing the skirts with running shoes because my sandals were giving me blisters, despite all the breaking in of them I’d done. I decided it wasn’t too terrible a look. Please don’t tell me otherwise!

Also, because I’m a nut, I made a skirt out of fabric that looked like Minnie Mouse’s dress. I actually saw several women wearing Minnie Mouse-esque clothes, so I was in good company.

My gal Minnie was pretty happy to see me.

I haven’t sewn anything since these skirts, sadly enough. But! I have brought my sewing machine on my travels again this summer, and you never know what might happen. Stay tuned! (And, I brought 4 of the 5 skirts on my travels with me, and they are keeping me cool in the 3-digit temps).