So I wore my new skirt! (and now my legs and feet are cold)  Here's a lovely self-photo from the gas station parking lot:


Yeah, taking a picture of the skirt I'm wearing with my phone camera = harder then I thought it'd be.  I really like the gradient in the fabric - it's quilting fabric from a store in Johnson.  I already had a brown zipper (convenient!)  The trickeiest bit was the thread - and whether to use dark or light brown.  I ended up using both.  I used the dark brown on the light sections and the light brown on the dark sections.  I like how the stitches stand out, it's a bit like the yellow thread trimming on denim jeans.  I used just about every inch of the fabric.  In retrospect I think a narrower waistband would have left a touch more fabric for the skirt.  But instead this is a skirt I can wear on skinny days...

And just in case you were wondering:


The baby chickens are now teenaged chickens.  They look just like the big ones, but in miniature.  And I have another arucana that's not coming in at night.  I'm choosing to hope that she's sitting on eggs somewhere and not that she was eaten by something.  We'll see in another 18 or 19 days...

And I'm still hungry after eating my lunch...  Yup, that's how exciting my day is!