Linen skirts

I really like wearing linen skirts and have a couple that I use on holiday that were shortened from old bias cut skirts that I have had for years.

I decided that I wanted some to wear for work and found this pattern by Newlook number 6053.

I made it first in black and used some bias binding that I found in Liberty's in London, to hem it. The binding didn't show but I new it was there.

 

 

Then I decided to make a second skirt from the same pattern but this time put the bias binding on the outside and I love it!

 

(The other rose patterned fabric is just the facing at the waist edge). 

 

 

Our first Hollyhock came out this  week and I am hoping the others will flower next year aswell.

 The colour is fantastic and the plants are made more special as the hanfull of seeds were pulled from some plants I admired, and  given to me by a very kind person.