2 Airedales n Me said... Your skirt looks great on you and I think you're being too hard on yourself - to me it doesn't look too short. But you're right, at 5'7" you would need to lengthen most things. I believe the "Big Four" pattern companies design for a 5'5" figure. I'm 5'11" - ask me how I know!! Anyway, I love the skirt and the print camoflauges any little *oops* there may be. Cute! 7/7/12 0:46 AM
marec said... It looks great on you, and with any pattern, the more we sew that particular pattern, the better we like the results. So now you can go back and make another beautiful summer skirt! :-) 7/7/12 9:51 AM
RadarRadiance said... It did turn out really cute, looks great on you. I'm opposite, at 5"3" with short legs I have to remove so much fabric...... I do think the length looks good. 7/7/12 9:53 AM
Karendee said... To me the length is perfect. Please don't let your maxi drag the ground. That looks like drapes in the eighties. 7/7/12 10:25 PM
GoodbyeValntino said... I hope you can enjoy the skirt because it is very cute! 7/8/12 8:08 AM
ghijsmom said... I think your skirt is pretty. I enjoyed reading your blog and look forward to more posts. 7/8/12 6:20 PM
mrsnodders said... Thank you all so much! I didn't even realize I had comments; made my day! 7/10/12 11:11 AM
Your skirt looks great on you and I think you're being too hard on yourself - to me it doesn't look too short. But you're right, at 5'7" you would need to lengthen most things. I believe the "Big Four" pattern companies design for a 5'5" figure. I'm 5'11" - ask me how I know!! Anyway, I love the skirt and the print camoflauges any little *oops* there may be. Cute!
7/7/12 0:46 AM
It looks great on you, and with any pattern, the more we sew that particular pattern, the better we like the results. So now you can go back and make another beautiful summer skirt! :-)
7/7/12 9:51 AM
It did turn out really cute, looks great on you. I'm opposite, at 5"3" with short legs I have to remove so much fabric...... I do think the length looks good.
7/7/12 9:53 AM
To me the length is perfect. Please don't let your maxi drag the ground. That looks like drapes in the eighties.
7/7/12 10:25 PM
I hope you can enjoy the skirt because it is very cute!
7/8/12 8:08 AM
I think your skirt is pretty. I enjoyed reading your blog and look forward to more posts.
7/8/12 6:20 PM
Thank you all so much! I didn't even realize I had comments; made my day!
7/10/12 11:11 AM