12 Splice Skirts.....but who's counting.

I did have 12 Splice Skirts

which came as a shock.

When I signed up to do Cams 'Make it in May Skirt Sew-Along' I counted them 
and it was then I realised I didn't have a plain denim one.

A plain(ish) denim skirt is the little black dress for those of us who don't wear little black dresses,

it's the throw on, the one garment you know will go with anything anytime

and I didn't have one..... go figure?!

 Most  all of my Splice Skirts are punchy

which is great when you want to be noticed

but for those other days when you still want to be seen 

but maybe not heard (as loudly)

something a little more subtle & understated is required.

SS#14 is a single layer variation of the Splice Skirt, which I fondly refer to as the

'Stand ya Ground' Skirt,

 created using the wrong side of some stretch denim.

(worn with the Cardet & new Boots)

Trying to find wearable denim in Perth is like trying to find the proverbial needle,
only harder.
After a couple of fruitless trips to you know where
I remembered I had a few metres of dark stretch denim in my filing
and once rediscovered I struggled to reconcile wearing a very plain dark denim skirt
because I didn't want it to look like I was wearing a denim blanket.
Eventually I had one of those light bulb moments.....
by flipping the fabric over, a lighter much more wearable shade of blue was revealed
  and after days of sweating this denims future, it took an hour to complete.

When the only answer to joujing it up seemed to be with either
 applique or machine embroidery

I simply added a band of the denim,
stitched with the raw edges exposed, creating the interest I was after all along.....
in the knowledge the edges will fray back to the stitching line,
 detracting from the denim blanket look I didn't want. 
 She's a winner!

Thanks Cam, that was fun
and already I'm contemplating SS#14,

in Tweed maybe....