Twirly Skirt

How timely that Kristin wrote a post the other day about sewing confessions, because I happen to have one of my own - my child rarely wears the things that I make for her.  Instead she much rather wear a ridiculously long Christmas dress that one of our neighbors passed down to us.  Or a ladybug costume that is two sizes too small so that it can no longer be snapped under her crotch (hello, world, look at my underwear!).  Or she'd just like to run around in a tutu.  I'm slowly learning to make my peace with her fashion choices and am coming to the conclusion that if I want her to wear the things that I make, then I should probably make things that she'd like to wear.

And that's where Dana's tutorial for a simple circle skirt came into play.  You see, O is obsessed with twirling lately and she likes nothing more than standing in front of our fireplace and watching her reflection in the glass as she twirls around (on a side note, we may be raising a narcissist...).

I was hoping then that perhaps if I sewed her a twirly skirt she might actually wear something that I made.

And I'm happy to report that it appears to have worked.  You see, these pictures were actually taken on a day that O picked out her very own outfit.  That's right, she actually chose to wear the skirt that I made.  Hallelujah!