I can FINALLY Share!

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So I am VERY excited over this skirt that just released today! I have been having the hardest time not sharing it sooner.  This is the Carmen skirt from Designer Stitch . If I haven't said it before I absolutely love everything this designer comes up with. She is also the same designer I tested the Kate Vintage Tea Dress for.

I knew within a second after she released the test that I was going to be making more then one! I have made 2 and have a 3rd almost completed. That one will be part of a special costume for Dapper Day at Walt Disney this coming fall.

My first Carmen I made was the toile to make sure the fit was good before I cut out the final. I thought I will just run to walmart for a cheap fabric. Well I did get a cheap fabric but I am IN LOVE with the final outcome! The fabric I used is a Decorator weight cotton. After I got it all cut out someone in the test group mentioned how cute it would be with a double ruffle. I just happened to have a light cotton pink gingham that looked great with the large floral print. So I cut out a second ruffle. I didn't even have the skirt completed and WH was telling me it was his favorite item I had ever made..

So the second Carmen was to be my final. I had this amazing pale pink Crepe that I had been saving. It has small flecks of gold through out it. Its amazing that I made 2 of the same skirts but they are so incredibly different! Wildly romantic but one borders on a subtle classy romantic and the other is a bit more wild. I can't wait for that third one to be finished to show y'all how different it is!

I cannot recommend this designer enough. I LOVE how detailed she is in her instructions. I love how perfect her designs are when they are finished and I absolutely love testing for her.

I can tell you that once both skirts were finished I decided they BOTH are coming to Sri Lanka with me!

















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