Style Arc Ursula Ponte Skirt - with Racing Stripes!
My quest for the perfect pencil skirt continues, this time with the Style Arc Ursula Ponte Skirt. Looks simple enough! I ordered a size 8, which is close to my waist measurement. My hips/arse are more like a 12 in Style Arc sizing. Having to alter my Style Arc patterns is no longer a surprise for me. I love their designs, but if you're not uniformly proportioned, prepare to make adjustments. My fabric was a red cotton ponte from Mood fabrics, and for the side panels I used a black cotton/rayon/lycra knit, also from Mood. Heavyweight, $8/yard! To accommodate my booty, I simply cut the side panels twice as wide as they come in the pattern (they are a little narrower than than they look on the line drawing anyway). I sewed it up, then added two darts in back and two small ones in front to fit it to my waist. (My waistband is only 1.5" instead of 2", because I used my 1.5" Fantastic Elastic). It's similar to the Pamela's Magic Pencil Skirt, only...