Marine Dream Skirt

   I have had this stripy blue and white fabric for longer than I care to say.  However, I recently fell in love with it and the nautical-inspired flair I decided it does indeed have. I made a morning skirt out of it; that's what I call a skirt I sew in the morning and wear later in the day.


    The waist-band is 3-inch wide elastic.  both love and hate sewing-in wide, exposed elastic on a gathered skirt; it is a  a pain to do, but looks great!  It's an instant hour-glass figure (I don't have one, but I like to pretend I do by wearing the right clothes)!








   These pictures were taken at the Marine Museum
 in Quantico, VA.  It is an absolutely awesome museum; my husband has declared it his hands-down favorite!  The girls liked it, too especially the more kid-friendly exhibits, but there were some (like the Cold War reenactment) that made them a little uneasy.  My kids aren't frightened easily, so use your discretion if you have more tender-hearted children.

As an example of how my kids are:
When Punky was in kindergarten, we drove past some wild turkeys; I pointed them out.  She says, "let's get a gun and shoot them!  I'm sure they taste better than the turkey at Publix! [grocery store in the south]"  No one in our family hunts!