I love chickens. I want to keep chickens and would probably really lobby Nic to make a chicken coop for me if it wasn’t for chicken poop. I say it’s the foxes that we see all spring, but really, it’s the poop.
So if I can’t have chickens I *can* have a chicken skirt. I used the Addie Jo Skirt pattern from Izzie & Ivy and Monaluna fabric from Robert Kaufman. To turn the skirt pattern for little girls into one for me, I used the pattern for the largest size, and then my own waist measurements to make a non-elastic waistband with an invisible zipper at the side.
It looked beautiful.
And it probably would have worked really well on an 8 year old, but on a mother-of-two the 6 inch tall straight waistband was a bit of a disaster. So I ripped it out, cut it down to an inch and a half, and tried again. It fits perfectly, but having a 1 inch zipper is a bit stupid. Next time (and there will definitely be a next time–I love gathered skirts with giant big bows and no one sells them in adult sizes!) I will make the waistband with just a bit of elastic at the back.
Nic is lucky that the weather is rapidly turning too cold for this skirt. Because as much as I love it, I can tell that he’s not a fan. (He felt the same way about my patent leather Mary Janes.)
Edith - This is such a cute skirt. IF I had a little girl, I would be making one just like this. That brown tie is my favorite part.