Thrifted fabric skirt

I know, it's been an age since I posted. However, I've got a skirt I made! 

Remember that post I made back in March about my fabric haul of $2 bits and pieces? Well, the ugly ankle length houndstooth monstrocity has been given a new, and very cool lease on life

A knee-length peplum pencil skirt! And I am in love. Here I've paired it with a thrifted shirt (from the same $2 clothing place that I got the original skirt), and a vintage cardigan I collected at the market this pic was taken at. 

I lined the skirt with a dark navy lining (some cheapy polyester I got on sale for $3/m), and it closes with a zip and then a tabbed button, which I like because it looks very professionally finished - I can't stand when my hand made clothes look untidy/unfinished, so I'm pretty happy this one looks so tidy. It was also a completely home-made pattern, and I hadn't ever lined anything before so that was an entertaining project! 

I've got a few more half-finished projects in the works, so with any luck I'll be blogging more often!

First project in my new sewing room

So, while I may not be completely moved into my new apartment, my sewing machine is! I've a gorgeous little room, which is going to houae a single spare bed, our old dining table for fabric cutting, and a desk for my machine - and I couldn't be happier. You can see in the pics that there is actually quite a lot of space, the machining desk will be against the wall at the end of the bed. There's also a wardrobe behind the door, so that's a real bonus for fabric and notion storage!

The first project I undertook in my new room wasn't exactly astounding, I replaced a zip in my good friend's skirt. He was pleased for the bed in the room cause he could relax while I sewed!

I can't wait until I have the whole room set up so I can show you all what it looks like fully set up :)

~Heather