This summer, Lindsey, the designer over at Ellie and Mac was hard at work updating all her patterns to have no trim pages, trying to update the intended fit to make them more trendy, and increase the size range if possible. This skirt now goes from size 12 months to big girl size 12. A Women's Be Smart Jumper was also added to the pattern line up! I was lucky enough to be able to help with the update of the Girl's Be Smart Jumper.
This adorable circle skirt comes with a high and low waist option with both skirt options ending just above the knees, and adorable suspenders that cross in the back! Sweet and simple and absolutely adorable! The Be Smart Jumper calls for a knit material with 4 way 50% stretch with good recovery for the suspenders and the waistband. A few people have even tried using a woven for the skirt and had great success. That increases the versatility of this pattern and opens up a whole new world of looks!
The fabric we used here is a stretch suede Value Fabric from Walmart with plenty of horizontal stretch but no vertical stretch and we could definitely tell. The suspenders didn't quite have the stretch to be super comfortable and Kaylie hasn't worn this skirt since these pictures were taken. Oh well, you live and you learn, good thing it was cheap fabric.
The shirt Kay is wearing is a long sleeve Discoverer Tee, also from Ellie and Mac, I added a self-drafted flounce to the sleeves just to make it a little more fun. Kay loved the sleeves! It is very reminiscent of the new Women's Day to Night top.
Those cute Capri leggings are the free Bonny Leggings from Made for Mermaids. Kaylie loves these leggings! She has several in lots of colors and several different lengths. They are a quick and easy sew and a must for anyone wanting to try making their own leggings.
So, tell me, have you ever used a fabric very different from what a pattern called for and it completely destroyed your pattern? Or maybe it made the pattern perfect? I want to hear about it!
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