the pattern & fabric...

so back in january...i was forced challenged by a very good friend of mine into making a skirt...here is the challenge as it transpired...and so to keep myself accountable...i decided i would blog about my experience...throughout the whole process...

well...i can't believe it has been a month already...and today...we finally got together...and picked out the pattern...so this is what we are attempting... =)



we both love mixing patterns...so we decided to make it fun...well...i have to admit...it started out as fun...looking at all the lovely fabric...there was a bit of sticker shock...because of course...the fabrics we loved...were very very expensive...



i won't tell you which belongs to me...and which belongs to my girlfriend...but these are the fabric choices that we selected together for both of us...



the pic above doesn't show up well as far as the mixing of patterns...however the fabric on the left has a nice shimmer of all the colors that are very vivid on the right...

so...that fun i was telling you about? i think we both left the fabric store with pounding headaches...but we managed to finally find the matching thread...zipper...facing...etc...

and we realized...we would never make it on project runway...but...this is our challenge...and we will go forth...and conquer...well...at least that is the goal...

which fabric combination is your favorite?