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I was inspired by New Look Pattern 0393 when Mena posted the Hillside Prairie Belted Dress on MTL . I noticed the floral motif and decided to use some floral fabric I had in my stash. While my fabric is not yellow, I thought the scale of the flowers might be similar.  I am pleased with the dress.  I just wish I would have hemmed it by hand, but I hate taking the time to sew by hand!  

The fabric was something I bought on sale at Hancock's a couple of years ago for no particular reason.  The pattern is one I found at the Salvation Army, and the buttons came from the Knittn' Kitten - a Portland store that specializes in vintage sewing and needlecraft items.  The three came together for this project, and I love the end result.  I had to work particularly hard at matching the plaids along the front and shoulder seams, and it's far from perfect.  But it's wearable! Second…

After following The Sew Weekly for about 5 months, I'm inspired to start posting some of my own creations.  I made this bias  skirt to go with my favorite black boots.  It's made from Simplicity 6360, a pattern I picked up at the Salvation Army last spring.  The only change I made to the original pattern is I omitted the waistband and used bias tape to finish off the top. I love this skirt and will wear it often in our rainy Pacific Northwest weather!