Skirts for MissA

Last Thursday was bring your child(ren) to work day. At Ben's office, they have a program for 5-11 year olds. With TJ in class only 2 days a week, MissA was the only one of age left. So, she's now gone two years in a row! The parent actually gets work done while the children get to go through a host of activities (I mean, what 5 year old isn't going to sit and program in JAVA for 8 hours straight?), and at the end they have a couple goodies and get a t-shirt. Last year, we made hers into a t-shirt dress (it was black with a big orange and yellow star, we attached orange fabric from a torn dress). This year, it's a purple shirt with a blue and white design. This morning, she announced that she wants to wear it as a shirt. "So, you're going to need a skirt, aren't you?"

Skirts are simple for someone her size and age! I thought of doing a simple yoke (her hip measurement + ease, elasticize the top) with a gathered skirt, but just went straight to gathered waist skirt, even found a 'pattern' with cute trim on Oliver + S's blog! Funny, though, I made it a bit too long (meant to hit no lower than ankle, it hits the floor) -oh well, at the rate she's growing, it'll be outgrown by summer!



She tried it on and exclaimed that it was just how she wanted it, though she did decide after wearing it that it was too long.