"Skirts which Flatter the Figure"

Ok so maybe the mannequin production has been a bit delayed.  Luckily, that dress (see last post) that I need to drape on it is actually for a special event in September; my sister's wedding! So let's get on with the rest of my projects already!

This week promises to be quiet and productive. Which is good since I have a backlog of ideas.
The first in the lineup is a skirt made from a pattern dating 1957. Well, it's more of a tutorial, since there isn't any real pattern per say. It's found here on a blog dedicated to vintage sewing and knitting patterns. But here's the particular one I'm using.

I'm going to be using this fabric, a medium weight cotton:

And these buttons:

They're actually lighter in person. I blame the color on the artificial light.

The skirt it actually coming along fairly nicely. I have all the pleats sewn in, the waistband, and the place for the buttonholes (I'm sure there's an actual name for that. Anyone know it?) so I'm fairly far along for two hours of sewing and cutting. But since I tried to give myself plenty of ease (unlike my other skirts) the skirt actually ended up being about and inch too big. Easily fixable though.

And I think I'll start a new post for my next project idea. This one has gotten a bit long.