Recently, I had to go to a conference where professional attire was required every day. Since I really didn't own many professional outfits before the conference, I figured that I would just whip up some skirts.
I used the pattern that I've been using for all of the other skirts that I've made, New Look 6843. This time, however, I altered the pattern by making the waist band twice as wide. I did this because I knew that I would be tucking my blouses into the skirts, so I wanted it to look nicer with a thicker waist band.
As for fabric, I made the same skirt in two different fabics: black polyester with pink pinstripes and black-and-white houndstooth woolen polyester. The two fabrics are different enough that its not too obvious that they're the same skirt. I really wanted to make them in neutral colors so that they could be worn with different outfits. Since I was traveling to the conferences, I didn't want to have to pack too many clothes. These could be worn with different tops, and, honestly, no one would know the difference!
All in all, this was a great, quick project. I didn't really have much trouble except when putting in the zippers, but I'm planning on working on that as time goes on. As soon as I get pictures, I'll be posting about the newest dress that I made!
