To-busy-to-sew-Bow!

I have been busy. So busy. Work work work. Family. Work work work. Sleep. I haven't made anything for over a week, so when I had a free afternoon today (putting off the marking...) I knew I needed to scratch that itch!

I started off small. I needed an achievement, so I made this:
I made the spotty one (in case it isn't obvious!). 
 I am looking forward to wearing it in my hair next week at school. It is from one of the cute cards from Mollie Makes (I think I get them because I'm a subscriber - totally worth it!). Tempted to make them in every colour. I reckon I can carry off bows.

Once I'd made that, and felt I was back in the swing of making stuff, I wanted to make something I've been planning for ages. I have this awesome shiny steel grey skirt fabric that (surprise, surprise) I got from the bargain bin at the local Haberdashery. I wanted a pencil skirt, and I wanted to use one of my stash of zips. I didn't have a pattern though. The long term plan is to make my own, but I'm not quite confident yet. So I rummaged through my pile of burdastyle mag (LOVE burdastyle) and found this:
Simple...right?
This is the first time I've made anything from burdastyle. It was much more complicated than I expected and I've only got as far as cutting out! I've had to use my limited sewing experience to work stuff out. I don't think Burdastyle is suitable for beginners! Hoping that it gets easier from here... I will update when I've finished!

Hope everyone else has more time to be creative than me!
Emily.

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