I'm one of those people who doesn't have original ideas. I copy the internet. Home Decor is just one of the ways I'm copying people. I'm not creative enough to create a fabulous abode on my own. Here's one example: Candelas Scene Model Kitchen/Dining Area / TRIO Environments from houzz.com. We bought a wood table and added ghost chairs from Ikea. We love it, we meaning both my husband and I. And getting the husband on board for any of my home decor 'copied' ideas is not easy. Just ask him about the turquoise dresser I have in my front entry.
Anyway, this is my sewing blog so I'll pull myself back into what I originally wanted to show. Something I love to do is find clothes online for my daughter at places like GapKids, Nordstrom, Boden USA, and CrewCuts by J. Crew. Finding clothes at these higher end places and actually buying them is another story for me. I have bought a few items at GapKids but not many. I prefer the prices at Old Navy. Nordstrom . . . I bought 1 sweater there for M because I couldn't find a cream colored cardigan anywhere at the time and it was for the Christmas dress that never even made it out of my fabric bin. I was too busy sewing laminate makeup bags that people had ordered from me, which the funds paid for another unnecessary pair of Chanel sunglasses. My weakness.
Today I saw this skirt from Mini Boden on Nordstrom's website.
When I first glanced at the fabric I thought I had seen it before on Fabricworm. I had another *I have that pattern!* moment and went to see if that fabric on the skirt really was what I had seen before. Not quite, but close enough. I just happen to have a skirt pattern that is close from Oliver + S called the 2+2 Pleated Skirt. (On a side note, O + S patterns are pricey but I have no problem paying the full amount for them. They are so worth every penny. I credit these patterns for getting me to where I am skill-wise after only having learned a year and a half ago.) Here's the pattern and fabric you could use to copy this skirt if you were in love with it. You don't even need a pattern, you could just google a gathered skirt tutorial.
I'm not in love with this skirt enough to make it but it's fun when I have those ah-ha moments.
