Finding the Best Skirt Length with the Twig and Tale Meadow Skirt

Have you ever wondered what your favorite skirt length is? I have often wondered this, and I am excited to share with you today that I have finally found what I think works best for me! It took making one skirt in three different lengths: above the knee, knee length, and below the knee. Then, I put all three skirts side-by-side and voila! I feel like a photo is worth a thousand words so….

Now, you are thinking, what about a maxi or a mini length? Well, I knew those weren’t my favorite so I did not bring them along for the experiment. I always seem to trip in maxi skirts and feel slowed down by them in my fast paced life. In mini skirts, I have quite the opposite experience with the same results, I seem to not feel covered enough, which slows me down while trying not to expose myself to the world!

Which length do you think won the contest? I think I am tied between knee length and below the knee with knee length winning by a hair. The funny thing is – I thought I liked above the knee skirts!! I was sure that would be the winner, but after making all three, I can confidently say nope! That knee length sure does something for me 🙂

Why am I on a quest to find the perfect skirt length? A few months ago, we were accepted into a local homeschool co-op. In my excitement, I was reading over the dress code with the children, and to my astonishment, LEGGINGS can only be worn with a top that is as long as a dress, which needs to be at least mid-thigh. UGH. They think leggings aren’t pants!!

If you have followed me for very long, you know that I have a beautiful supply of leggings. You can see a few of them that I have blogged about here. I was a little sad to see that I can’t wear my beloved leggings when we are at the coop, so I realized I needed to make more of one of my next favorite things to wear – SKIRTS! I also feel a little bit more put together in a skirt, so I was excited to set out on my quest to find my favorite length.

I was a tester for the Meadow skirt from Twig and Tale, and it was the perfect pattern to use for my experiment. I love all the options in the pattern and love the silhouette. It is a simple skirt that has BIG, DEEP pockets, a pleated or gathered front, an elasticized back waist (yay, no zippers!), and an optional tie. The pattern works great for structured wovens like quilting cotton or linen and flows beautifully in your drapier woven fabrics made out of rayon or polyester. The pattern also includes the ability to do a faux or real button down front! Whew!

For the below the knee skirt that I made, I used a rayon fabric that I found locally in the Dallas Fabric District at Steve’s shop, named Super Textiles. His shop is located on Perth St. off of Harry Hines. The fabric has a light gauzy feel and was an overstock from Anthropologie. I was so excited to find this when digging through a remnant pile. It still had a label on it, too!

I did the tie option on this skirt and love that it can be tied in the front and back for two different looks!

The pockets are optional, but why would you not make the pockets!?

My knee length skirt is made in a quilting cotton from one of my favorite designers – Anna Maria Horner. I did the pleats on this skirt for a crisp look and to play on the pattern in the fabric. Doesn’t it look a bit like culottes?

Here is a side view. You can see how differently quilting cotton behaves with its structure. My drapy rayon skirt just breezed through the wind and moved all around me.

Lastly, my above the knee skirt is also in quilting cotton. I did the knit waistband option in the pattern on this one. It is quite a high waistband and can be folded over.

Here is a look at what the waistband looks like:

Here is a great comparison of the waistband options: Knit, woven with no ties, or woven with ties. Both woven waistband options have two rows of elastic encased in the back.

Do you have a favorite?

Resources

1. The Meadow Skirt Pattern can be found HERE.
2. The fabric for my green skirt is Anna Maria Horner Drawing Room Nouveau Bouquet in Teal.
3. The fabric for my brown/pink skirt can be found HERE.
4. The pink and yellow tops I am wearing are the Greenstyle Staple Tank pattern. The pink is this dreamy soft cotton lycra from Made Whimsy and the yellow is double brushed poly from Knitpop.
5. My black tank is the Greenstyle Lacy Slope Tank in a cotton jersey.

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Photo Credit: My sweet Abigail, who is 10. My other two daughters ran up and hugged me and wanted a photo with me during the photoshoot. One word: GRATEFUL