
So I was surfing online and found this 'simple' elastic waist-band skirt pattern from Freshly Picked. I figured, I have a big bag of fabric from my Mom's basement (some of it as old as I am) that I could use for such a project. I love skirts, but when I go to some of my favorite stores like Urban Outfitters, they're charging $38+ for a cotton, elastic-waistband skirt. Blah.
I found some red checked cotton that I figured I'd start with. I think Mom used it to make a vest or pillow cover at some point.
Well, like most of my sewing projects, this turned out to be more difficult than I anticipated. I really don't like how it turned out... not that cute! It's just not my style and makes me look really round. But practice makes you better, so I'm glad to have some extra material lying around to experiment with, right?
I'm going to hang on to the skirt, though I can't imagine wearing it. Maybe I'll take out the seams and reuse the elastic, once my skills improve. But it was a fun way to spend the afternoon!
LOL!!! What about shortening it??? Not sure if that will do anything... But yeah, i guess i could see where it might not be the most flattering for the hips... LOL!! Awesome effort though! MUCH better than what I could have done so for that, bravo my buddy! Practice makes perfect!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could figure out sewing. I get so confused. *sigh* The skirt is great for a first try at it!
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