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Skirt Week: Madras Straight Mini Skirt

June 24, 2010 By crafterhours 3 Comments

Just a simple madras skirt, made from “cheater cloth”.  I made the pattern by copying my favorite jean skirt.  The back has 2 darts, the pockets are made in the same way as the milkmaid skirt, and I had a little help constructing the button fly placket from Wendy Mullin’s book Sew U.
If it looks a little ragged, it’s because I made it over a year ago and I live in this skirt during the summer months.  Again, it matches many different colored tops (are you noticing a theme in my wardrobe?), so I can quickly grab one from the closet, add a pair of flip flops, and I’m good to go.  Love that!
I originally made this skirt because I was still angsty about the fact that I could never afford the J. Crew versions back from like 1997 when they were so popular.  Hey, nobody can say I’m not stylin’, right?  (just 13 years too late)

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Comments

  1. Bethany says

    June 24, 2010 at 1:30 pm

    If you were truly late-blooming with this one you’d have it with ankle socks and bright white Reebok running-shoes, haha.
    Very cute–love all the colors!

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  2. Sabra says

    June 24, 2010 at 3:25 pm

    super cute. and funny because I have a ripstop skirt on my list of to-dos becuase of one I totally fell in love with and never bought in college, over a decade ago.

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  3. Shannon says

    June 24, 2010 at 6:27 pm

    Anything looks cute on a super skinny 12 year old boy body. : ) btw, at first I thought your belly was reeeeaaaallllyyy pale, then realized you were wearing a shirt. Can’t wait for tomorrow!

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