McCall's 9319 - Skirt

I took a break from my embroidering to do a quick-finish project, to give myself the pleasure of completing something. So absorbed was I, that I took no pics in progress.  Instead, here are a bunch of finished pictures.  For the finished modeling, I wore it with the pussycat bow blouse from the same pattern. You may recall that I had contemplated opening up the darts on that shirt?  So... I did, turning the darts into tucks that start just beneath the breasts. 

The pattern is super simple: the back is one panel, and the front is three panels, sewn together to make a large box pleat in the front.  There are facings for the waistline.  I have just enough of a wool-look polyester houndstooth to get all the pieces, but not to lengthen the skirt.  The pattern is size 16, which is one size up from my usual 14, but I made it with no alterations because the chart on the back said it was the right size for me. 

I did a good job with the facings that finish the waist: first lining the facing pieces with some of the polkadot cotton I had used in the blouse, then sewing the facing to the waist, then tacking the facing down at the seams and inside pleats. 

I used more of the white polkadot cotton for the hem, binding the bottom edge before turning it up and sewing it in place with the blind hem stitch. 

FINISHED