How did I not see this coming?

When the zipper went in without a hitch I should have been suspicious.

When I tried binding the waist with ribbon for the first time, and it went great I should have known.


But noooo. I kept right on stitching and, for some odd reason, was surprised when I slipped my new skirt on to find this:

Maybe its not a total loss. Maybe SlimFast will see this fabulously staged and in-focus photo and offer to buy it for an ad campaign.

Wait, I don't think I've ever had a SlimFast. crap.