THANK YOU for your sage fashion advice, everyone! The common consensus is that the yellow skirt is good, and the black skirt would be good with a black top and/or a colorful accessory or two. I hadn’t thought of the accessory thing, so this is good.
As promised (because I know you’ve all been waiting with baited breath), here are the skirts for Courtney’s sweet family. Courtney and I were in the same church congregation growing up; she was a few years ahead of me in school, but her sister Lauren and I are the same age. Courtney often drove us to school from early-morning seminary, and we also did the Oakland Temple Pageant together one summer. Now she has three cute girls (and a fourth on the way)! Needless to say, I was thrilled when she approached me about making some coordinating-but-not-matchy skirts for herself and her girls. She wanted them all to be different colors, and for them all to involve stripes in some way.
First, there were daisies for the baby…
Butterflies for the middle child…
Blue and purple bouquets for the oldest (if you feel like you’ve seen this one before, you’re right)…
And a meadow of serenity for the mama (complete with maternity-compatible waistband)!
That meadow print just kills me. And look how cute together!
It was so much fun to create these skirts with you, Courtney — I can’t wait to see pictures of them on your sweet family!
Awww, my little nieces are going to be so cute. Now I really want to get one for Iris!
I really like the picture that you are holding up the skirt. It catches your eye cuz it’s different – the display method. You’ve always been good at framing stuff in your photos….danget.
YAY! We can’t wait to wear them and take lots of pics! (and I can’t wait to finally have a skirt that fits for the rest of this pregnancy!) Thank you Amanda, you are so sweet and talented and I’m so grateful to have been able to call you my friend. You’re just awesome!
I hope that Courtney will share her pics with all of us.
Beautiful, beautiful work! I love the fabrics and your use of stripes. What a lucky family to have so many girls
I also love the yellow skirt you paired with that incredible Target shirt. Target just totally rocks sometimes (that’s why I stay at home – no shopping for me).
BTW, you may remember me under my screenname Stitched In Color from flickr. Love your work!
totaly cute skirts!
Cuteness! I’m sure one of my six girls would looove a new skirt. Now if only I could find some time to sew them a couple.