Polka dots and spinning....

Gracie's newest skirt was finished last night, so this morning I made her try it on and pose for the usual photos outdoors. It was quite chilly this morning, as you can see!!
The material is a very, very soft corduroy, brown with pink dots. I used McCall's pattern M4816. I will definitely use this pattern again. It was very simple and quick to make. (I probably could have finished it in an hour or two if it weren't for the other 11 people keeping me company last evening.) I made Gracie a size 6, but she is so skinny, and because this skirt has an elastic waist, I could have made her a size 4 and added length and it would have been fine.
It absolutely passed the Gracie spinning test!!

I have a feeling that there will be a demin skirt made using this pattern soon.

Amy's new skirt....

Amy's newest skirt came out very cute! I used Butterick pattern #B4687. Amy wanted the waist out of denim, and that worked very well. I made her a size 10, as her waist measurement said, but that didn't fit by nearly an inch, so using left over denim, I cut one out larger, and fitted it to her before doing any sewing.--The waist sizing doesn't seem correct on this pattern, because she is real skinny, and I thought a 10 would be too big.
It zips up the back, with no elastic. This is what my girls prefer. It is very streamline at the top. And, it spins.( Amy is still kind of sick, so this spinning was trully a sacrifice for her photo taking mother-she doesn't go around spinning much on her own anymore.)