Words can't describe how I feel inside. Yesterday was one of the best days that I have had in a LONG time!
Through the non-profit organization P.E.A.C.E., I went to Punta Mita to teach a few women how to sew simple wrap-around skirts.
First, we took some measurements. These skirts are custom made!
Angelica is measuring Dalia's belly. She is expecting, it's a boy, due May 25.
Next, comes the hard part... math.
It was tough to explain, but we managed. We took our measurements and created a trapezoid for our skirt pattern. One observer commented, "It's like building a house!"
Selecting our fabric...
On my last trip back home, I brought 52 lbs of fabric with me which were generously donated by my cousin. I found this fun print at a little shop that sells remnants of fabrics. It's this little hole in the wall on the way to Pitillal, and the walls are stacked tall of folded fabrics. I forgot my camera the day that I went, otherwise it would have made a GREAT skirt shot.
Cutting our fabric
For this pattern you need three trapezoids.
Manos de Mujeres hard at work.
One of the completed skirts.
This is Lucy. She is a teacher at the school we worked at.
Angelica's skirt...
The end?
I hope not!
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