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complete, sewing

Well, I finished the Sedona Skirt on Thursday.

Great Copy Patterns #2460 Sedona Skirt

Me wearing the skirt:

A Closer Look:

From the back:

Zooming in on the waistband and top-stitching:

Total Cost, including Pattern, not counting labor or cutting errors: $32.72

I think it looks pretty darn good, especially for a first project!
As you can see, I top-stitched all the seams, which was rather nerve-wracking, since mistakes would show! Because of a cutting error, the diagonal lines are facing in the opposite direction from the pattern. Also, I accidentally got the waistband elastic pocket about 1/8" too large - I'll know better next time.
The waistband is the one time where I deviated from the instructions - instead of installing the elastic by placing it under the fabric fold and sewing along the edge while stretching, I made the pocket first and then threaded the elastic through. I don't know if that effected how the waistband looks or not, since I've never done it the other way. Still, I tend to wear my shirts untucked, so it doesn't really matter.
In the future, I need to pin and sew the panels together from the bottom up, not the top down. That way, the hemline will be perfectly even without needing to stretch any of the pieces, which is what I think happened this time and why a few of the seams appear slightly shorter than the others. That sort of problem will be much easier to hide in the waistband.
For the next skirt, I'm thinking of adding about 2" of width to each panel, allowing for more elegant draping and folding. We'll see.
This pattern, however, is most definitely a keeper! It was very easy to sew and the end result is very beautiful.
The only thing to look out for is the cutting layout: the pieces are asymmetric and cannot be cut on folded fabric.