Ok, so maybe I didn't receive a literal brown paper package, but let's be real. Getting any kind of package with new fabric inside is perhaps one of the best kinds of mail in the world. The only thing better would be a box full of kittens. Maybe I'm biased. But I digress. I just received some awesome new fabric, and now I have to decide what I'm going to do with it! I've been leaning toward a lot of 1950s styles and designs, thus, purchasing this fantastic citrus fabric:
How beautiful is that? It's silky soft, almost like a sateen, which was a wonderful surprise. I'm a little in love (don't tell my husband). I also ordered the anchor chambray that you see, but that's for another post.
Now, the pattern.
When I originally found this fabric, I was looking for something for a Lisette shorts pattern (Simplicity 1789) that I've been wanting to conquer. This was a pattern that I attempted last summer with the cutest floral fabric (RIP) and incidentally made entirely too small because I decided the measurements on the envelope were a lie. Wrong. But I'm determined to make these shorts, so I'm doing it, dangit.
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I've been envisioning some bright shorts similar to these styles:
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But as I was ordering, I got to thinking: This would make a gorgeous, fun, Betty Draper skirt.
Tell it, Betty.
I immediately thought of a Cynthia Rowley pattern (Simplicity 2215), which I also bombed last summer. Once again, I cut it much too small, and there was this whole stupid pocket snafu, and I just don't want to talk about it, ok?
Moving on.
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The debate:
Cute Summer Shorts vs. Betty Draper Skirt.
Both are a little high-waisted, which is a gold star in my book, and I can pair both of them with items from my current wardrobe. I think my main hesitance on going for the skirt is that I've never attempted to wear something so bold. I worry that I'll love it, but only wear it a couple of times because I won't be able to suck it up and be "brave." Either way, I'm going to start cutting one pattern or the other this weekend.
Suggestions? Opinions?
The debate:
Cute Summer Shorts vs. Betty Draper Skirt.
Both are a little high-waisted, which is a gold star in my book, and I can pair both of them with items from my current wardrobe. I think my main hesitance on going for the skirt is that I've never attempted to wear something so bold. I worry that I'll love it, but only wear it a couple of times because I won't be able to suck it up and be "brave." Either way, I'm going to start cutting one pattern or the other this weekend.
Suggestions? Opinions?
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