I went to Joanns the other day to buy some fabric to make a Christmas dress for my favorite little girl. Their "holiday collection" was %40 off. I couldn't resist buying some fabric to make a little something for myself. I bought a yard and a half of both green and gray taffeta, originally 5.99 a yard. Oh how I love taffeta...
I bought this pattern a couple months ago when it was on sale for $2 and I've been looking for some fabric to use with it. The pattern ran surprisingly small. I've learned the hard way that it's important to measure myself and follow the corresponding pattern size... and I'm glad I did so this time (EVEN IF it said I needed THE BIGGEST size, and even though I was very tempted to use my "better judgement" and do a smaller size). It fits perfectly, but I'm now thinking I'd better make sure I check the measurements before I even buy a pattern. I definitely would have been bummed if I bought a pattern that wasn't big enough. 
I really love how it turned out. It's a bit iridescent, so the picture makes it look purple.... I think/hope it doesn't really look quite so purple most of the time!
It has pockets, which I love, but I think the best part would be no hem! The band at the bottom is double thickness, so you sew two bands together, iron right-side-out and sew the whole thing to the rest of the skirt.
LOVE IT.
And including the fabric, pattern, and notions, it cost less than $12.
LOVE IT MORE.
Now I'm off to make a little girl dress. And maybe one for her dolly as well.
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