As I now have the waistband fabric I could finish my skirt today. I also had an invisible zip with me so Dorothy helped me put that in first. I then attached the waistband myself, leaving a button wrap. As the fabric of the skirt is denser than the waistband the zip would probably stick at the seam so I have changed the design to a zip and button.
Doing the hem was more difficult as I had to keep changing between black and white threads. Once I was finished Dorothy noticed the machine wasn’t stitching right and you could tell from looking at the hem there was something wrong. I had to unpick it all and start again from scratch, but once this was done the skirt was just about finished. I’ve had some lovely comments about it and a few people have told me how well the colours work together so I am pleased with this garment.
In the afternoon I began appliqueing the suede to the dress panels. It didn't go as smoothly as I had hoped because the pieces were longer than the one I did as a sample piece. Some of my edge stitching was a little off so I think I might revisit some areas and do it again to neaten up.
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