I Lost My Tablecloth

I lost my tablecloth but I gained a skirt!  :)

Okay, I know that’s a little weird, but the tablecloth wasn’t working for us.  My kids can’t sit at the table without pulling it and most of the dishes off of onto the floor, which kind of ruins the whole “make it look nice” thing.  So, I cut it up and made a skirt.

I used the technique described in Sew What! Skirts and overall, I’m pretty happy.  Its the first time that I’ve made something and when it didn’t quite come out right, I fiddled with it until I made it right.  In the past, I’ve just gotten frustrated and stuffed in the back of a closet somewhere.  So that’s an improvement.

Sew What! Skirts is a neat book. Its been out for awhile, but this is the first time I’ve made something from it.  Instead of patterns, it gives you instructions to make your own and since skirts are pretty simple, it actually works.  Now that I’ve made this skirt, I think I’m willing to invest in some new fabric to make a couple more.