Very rarely do I make something and think “wow, I am completely happy with that!”. There is always a wonky seem, or awkward pocket, or huge mistake that would just take entirely too long to remove. However, this may be the first piece of clothing that I am completely happy with. Free drinks for everyone!
And yes, that is a watermelon. Home grown.
Initially, I was inspired by this skirt from American Apparel:
And after making a couple elastic waist skirts using this tutorial from Freshly Picked, fate led me to some amazing yellow colored linen and I fell in love. 2″ elastic, 1 yard of linen, and some thread later, the Mustard Skirt was born. Even though it may seem to be rouched, like the AA skirt, my skirt is actually elastic waist with a seam through the middle of the elastic.
By the way, this tutorial from Rebecca Turbow is great to learn to hide your elastic
All in all, I think this is something I’m going to be wearing for a long, long time.