Another Sparkly baby Skirt

I’ve struggled to find ponte in mostly natural fibres.  I’ve always preferred them as I remember some horrible polyester stuff as a child. Shell suits anyone?!
I discovered Minerva crafts stocks some so more next skirt is a navy stripe and I used my coverstitch for the first time!  
My coverstitch is a Britannia, a brand I’d never heard of before but it works fine and makes my hems look much prettier.  It means I have the option to straight hem rather than use a band or a trim.  If any of you have seen Bluprint they often have offers where you can watch anything for free for a few days.  I watched the coverstitch course by Gail Yelland which is brilliant.
Poppy wasn't keen on letting me sew today :-)






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