the sandy bali skirt!

remember when i said i was going to make view b of butterick 5249?

with this blue handwoven ikat fabric that i purchased in bali?

well here's the final result!  we're dubbing this the "sandy bali" skirt... as in i sewed a lot of it during hurricane sandy, and the fabric is from bali!!  (and bali has sandy beaches... gotta love the puns!)  before i reveal the final pics, i must note that after working with this ikat, my hands were blue, as the balinese did not treat the dye, and thus it bled like CRAZY.  so, prior to wearing it, i soaked it for 2 days in heavily salted water.  check out how much dye bled out:

i used dark mugs filled with water to weigh down the skirt.  per usual, i used my ridiculously teal cheong-sam fabric as lining!  (i still have TONS left.)

i did knock off 2.25 inches off the top, as i didn't want this skirt to be as high-waisted as the last burgundy one that i made (that one went as high as my bottom rib... yes, a bit ridiculous...)  here is the front.  if you can zoom in on the pic, notice the pleated gathers in the upper left and right of the skirt... to add girth to my nonexistant hips.

here's a zoomed-in view.  at the top of the pleats is a little pocket!!

and the back... i do love me some perfectly matched seams! 

oh, you don't believe that this isn't one panel?  here, let me zoom in for you... see, the back is actually 4 panels, but i worked hard to make it match!

 and here i am, donning this skirt at work today!!

with a bit of camera flash so you can see the detail:

yippee!!!  a new fav!