This skirt has taken ages to appear on the blog.
The fabric was bought over a year ago at the Peter Jenson sample sale, but because I had so much of it, I wasn’t desperate to sew with it. Then in the summer I got the Cake Hummingbird pattern and thought the cord would make a great skirt. I cut the fabric in the summer but couldn’t find a zip that was anywhere close to the colour. So it sat untouched until the autumn, when I found a brown invisible zip that blended in okay, but by this time I had lots of other projects on the go and was busy moving house. Then in the Christmas holidays I remembered I had a skirt cut and ready to sew, and it was really quick to put together.
A month later and the weather, time and laundry have finally coincided for me to be able to take some decent slightly better photos!
This is my second Hummingbird skirt (the first is a black twill that is worn all the time, but is too dark to get decent indoor winter photos) and the construction was really straightforward. As with all Cake patterns, it is really easy to get a good fit just by following the steps in the pattern. This time I added the tail flounce which was a little trickier as there was a long bias edge to work with. The flounce is really fun and allows a lot of movement in an otherwise fitted skirt.
The colour is very aubergine and as much as I love it, I’m finding it tricky to pair with other garments, especially in winter darkness when I’m getting dressed. I wasn’t sure if it would be too much purple to wear with my new cardigan, but when I had some fabric in my bag (to send to Gillian so we could be twins) someone said they looked nice together. What do you think?
I lined the pockets with leftover hot air balloon fabric for a fun surprise. The skirt isn’t lined which is a bit of a problem when wearing winter tights, so I made a wearable muslin of a half-slip to wear underneath. I made the slip from some old lining fabric but I have some Valentino silk I picked up at a swap ready for the real thing.
Another Little Crafty Creation 
I love this! The colour is dark enough to treat like a navy if that helps with pairing it with things! I love the tonal look with your cardigan.
It looks great! I had plans to prewash the fabric this weekend (though I couldn’t tell if you’d already prewashed it, I thought better to be safe than sorry!) but a snowstorm prevented us from going to visit the land of free laundry (aka. my inlaws). I’ll wash it next week and make it right away! Yours looks really cute – and I love those tights!
I really like aubergine, don’t know why I never wear it. Great pattern on you, looks great with grey tights and purple jumper! It’s a dark colour so should be able to be paired with anything that you usually pair with black or navy.
Lovely! Aubergine works with navy and I like it with the purple!
Love it! Especially with the flounce, I love the colour it looks great with grey but looks good with your cardi too.
Ooh look at that flounce and the pockets! A great looking skirt.
I like the little kick-flare bit at the back hun :)!
There’s something so wonderfully tactile and cosy about corduroy… It handles the flare on the hummingbird really well, too! Lovely 🙂
Very good looking skirt, I love this version with the ruffle at the back hemline. And, it looks so nice in corduroy.