A Gabriola, Vacation, and a Giveaway

I am going to keep this short and sweet because I am using my phone to type this and I am terrible at ' swiping'. Currently, I am sitting in a cabin on the edge of Yosemite waiting for the husband to get ready so we can see the park. We've been in California since monday night, and beside the heat its been lovely. This is the first time he and I have traveled without the kids, since well before the little one came along ( long weekend in Chicago) or way back when we were dating a week in Hawaii. As we had to travel just to get to our wedding (from Moscow to kansas city) we didn't do a honeymoon. So five years later, we finally got one. We go back to KC tomorrow and continue our vacation there with the kids. I also get to make it to DC for some training before we head back to Kyiv. But you're not here for that, so let's get to the skirt. It was my last project before heading out.

I finally made Sewaholic's Gabriola after having the pattern in my stash for over a year. The fabric is a linen bought at JoAnn's during one our stops in KC in the last couple of years. I think fall 2013. I made a size ten. It grew, so I took several inches out of the sides. 

Once done, I tried it on and it was still too big. The waistband was already topstitched, and I had run out ofthe turquoise thread, so I had to put in darts. They are at the side seams, so they aren't noticeable, I hope. 

Other than that it was a super straight forward make. The only change for next time would be to interface the chevron pieces, as they are now, they stretch too much.

Ok, i promised a giveaway. I don't have any pictures because my mom moved the fabric somewhere, and I couldn't find it before we left. But I have two Ukrainian fabrics to giveaway to one lucky person. 

If I remember correctly they are the same or similar to what I gave away in December. To enter leave a comment here with a way to contact you, and let me know what me made item would you bring on vacation. The giveaway ends August 2 at midnight CST. Until then happy sewing!