the wrap up of the skirt

I finished my skirt on the weekend. Overall, I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. I learned many things:

- how to insert a zipper
- how to sew darts
- how to stitch a blind hem-stitch (thanks to my mom)
- a size 6 in RTW (my normal size) has no correlation to pattern sizing. I should have made the skirt a size 8 and it would fit better.

I'm wearing a longer cardigan in the photo because it skims over the part of the skirt I'm not all that happy with - the hip/waist. It pulls a little bit because its a bit snug. Oh, well. Live and learn.
I got the cardigan last week as part of their birthday deal where you get a discount if you buy something within 3 days of your birthday.

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Speaking of learning, Vic gave me the Nikon 6B-600 for my birthday and I'm in a steep learning mode. It isn't just a matter of slapping on the flash (at least I don't think so anyway). The photo of the kids in the bath is the best one I came up with tonight after doing a bunch of different shots in manual mode.