A Suit Skirt

I decided to start with the skirt for this project.  There is a lot of tailoring to do on the jacket, so I decided to ease myself in.

The skirt is underlined with cotton instead of silk organza.

Because I am using a very textured cotton that easily hides small hand stitches, I decided to stitch the fabric layers together where they might separate just outside the darts.  This is probably overkill, but I thought I would try it out and see if the extra work makes a difference.

Speaking of darts . . . there are ten darts in this skirt - add the lining, and that brings the total to twenty.  And that is just the skirt!

After I cut out my skirt pieces, I suddenly realized the fabric had more give than I was expecting and I was worried about the seat bagging out during wear.  

Instead of cutting a duplicate piece in organza, I cut a shortened version of the skirt back piece that covers the the portion that might stretch out during wear.  I think that should do the trick!

Other than that, the construction is pretty self explanatory.  Straight skirts are pretty straight forward!

The zipper is a hand-picked, lapped application.

I am waiting to cut my jacket pieces out before I deal with the waistband and hemline, so this skirt will be set aside for a bit while I spend some time with my bodice pieces.  But it's a start!