Breton Pencil Skirt

Having had major hip surgery in January this year, I found I had a lot of time on my hands but not much energy or brain power to embark on complicated dressmaking adventures! I also found myself online A LOT....happily I stumbled upon this brilliant DIY Striped Skirt Tutorial by Life is Beautiful on Pinterest.

I think the trickiest part of this project was sourcing the right weight of jersey knit as it needed to be fairly stable with only 20% stretch. In the end I brought this simple striped Breton fabric for £2 per metre on Amazon. I only needed one metre making it a pretty economical project!

It's such a simple skirt to make, so my post-op brain could handle it and as I was still on crutches, there wasn't too much need for moving about (another big plus!).

Check my bow out!

I finished it in a morning but I felt I wanted to add something else, so I just made a quick bow for the back, using contrasting vertical stripes to create a 1950's pinup feel!

I love this skirt!!