sgt pepper skirt

i bought this orange tweed ages ago from my fav fabric store in the dc area.  there was only a yard, as it was a fabric sample.  this whole time i had planned to make a skirt with it but was just more inspired by newer patterns so i never started this one (which would be based on a pattern from my twinkle sews book that i have used twice already).  however, this christmas, shirley got me a gold zip, which i had been envisioning as an exposed zipper for a skirt... and thus, my sgt pepper skirt was born.  

shirley came up with the name, sigh.  i rather like it (the skirt) though.  we all know i heart shiny like the best raccoon, again, hehe.

i could rotate the pic if i reloaded it to blogger, but eh, just turn your head to view it.  the gold is this gold metallic woven fabric that i got from carin, my former colleague with the german tailor mom.  shirley was using it to make me a new pillowcase while she stayed at my place over winter break... one day, she will finish it for me hehe.  i lined the inside with a cream satiny pillowcase that i found in my closet.  

not exactly sure whose pillowcase it is... i certainly didn't buy it.  i caution all of you against leaving fabric around my apartment.  you might not get it back.  it might be sewn into my garments hehe.  around back:

like my monkey flannel pj pants and rei hiking socks?  =)

bunks had quite the weekend:  bunny roasting by the open fireeeeeee (sing this to the tune of "chestnuts roasting by the open fireeeee")

he and squeaks have become best friends.  we caught squeaks grooming bunks yesterday!!  so cute!  at night, squeaks will lay by bunks' cage:  "why is my buddy spending the night in jail again??"  virgil, eric's other kitty, still isn't amused by the bunny yet.  

i'm going to be wearing this skirt and the cream dress i just finished to parent teacher conferences this week.  stay tuned for pics!