twinkle sews is definitely my favorite pattern book, hands down. the "a plus a-line skirt" is one of the simpler patterns in the book, but of course, i wanted to augment it as i like to go for the challenge, so, i decided to add scalloping to the yoke (apparently scalloped hems on skirts are the new rage... but of course, i did mine to the opposite end)! the book's sample used a bright blue wool. (see how boring it is with the straight-edged yoke?)
by chance, i had this bluish teal wool that my great aunt had given my mom ages ago! my great aunt apparently sewed lots of clothes too!
designing scallops is no small feat, as i had to make sure i only had full scallops, which would hopefully be centered in front, back and sides. no worries, glad i have a trusty math major under my belt! here's the pattern i created for the scallops: 
here are the scallops traced onto the yoke: 
and here i have sewn over the scallops! sewing curvy lines is no fun. 
the skirt pattern was for a gigantically tall person. 
i had to trim 4 inches off the bottom! 
i debuted the skirt at school today (just ignore my calves of steel)! 
eee! i'm quite a fan of this skirt!
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