Fish Scales Skirt

I was finally able to take pictures of the skirt I made over a week ago. The hour difference threw me off because I was only home when it was dark. To fix that, I took pictures in my bathroom. You can't really see it's in the bathroom. . . Don't judge.

I used this tutorial from No Big Dill. Instead of making a basic skirt underneath, I just sewed the bias strips over an ugly green knit skirt. (The skirt needed to be changed, my husband kept calling it a grandma skirt.) I LOVE the result. I would wear this skirt all the time. I feel like I have a fish tail or a mermaid tail when I wear it. Maybe for Halloween next year I can be a fish.

The fabric is an almost sheer dark gray soft fabric. I got it really cheap (Wal-mart 5 yards for $5), which was good because it took lots and lots of fabric.

Close up. Maybe I should have ironed it before I took pictures.

Lovely close-up with my awesome shower curtain in the background.

Instead of making a casing with elastic, I used my double needle and stretched as I sewed. That way I kept in the stretch off the previous waist elastic, but made the top look clean.

 

Last night I cleaned part of my sewing room. It's not clean yet, but it's an improvement. At least you can see the floor now! Cleaning really makes a big difference.

*Updated with photoshoot pictures from Janika E. Photography.