Easy Striped Skirt Refashion

I had this skirt that I got and it is a weird length so I wore it as a strapless dress for a long time with a belt. But after a while, it got old and I wanted it as a regular skirt. I love stripes!

So I marked where I thought where it would be good to end with some pins.

I cut it off about a strip or 2 below that mark (to account for the hem allowance!) Here are the 2 pieces. I will probably use the rest for bibs. It is a nice boy fabric. :)

I folded over the short white line and ironed. 

Then I folded it under and ironed again. The bottom of the skirt will be a white line now when we are done. 

Sew

Easy peasy, lemon breezy. Skirt done. Good length for work. Can't wait to style it for the fall. 

It is a simple skirt refashion. And yes the length makes all the difference. Now I do feel a little bit hippy  but I just need to style it right. Can't wait to pair it with some knee boots, a sweater or a cardigan and a great scarf. Perfect for fall.

xoxoxo,
Lauren

Pink Paisley Hi Lo Skirt

Again it started with some fabric I bough on clearance that I thought was so pretty but not a lot to do a lot of things with.... But when I saw this pattern, the light turned on and I had just enough fabric to make this skirt! Simplicity 1695. Well that is if I cut it smaller than my normal size.... so I cut a 8. But I cut the waistband and the liner (yay the pattern had a liner!!!! Unlike some other patterns!) at my normal size. :)

The liner I used tho did not give so I had to improvise but adding a gore (a triangle to non sewers to give it some wearing ease- meaning I could walk in it! I had a scrap of the lining leftover and I just use all of it to make a triangle. So no measuring or math. I can't handle any more math and thinking than I already do!

Sew in the skirt...

I added the waistband- easy. Then I serged the hems of the skirts

Done! Yay and it fits! And its is not bulky. My only problem was on my serger I needed to change the differential feed b/c I got a ruffling on the chiffon. Luckily the ruffling was pretty even and no big deal. 

Would I sew this skirt again? Yes, it was easy to sew and I would make sure that the liner had enough ease again but now I know! :) 

Yay! Man I am tearing up the patterns this year! yay!!

xoxoxo,

Lauren

Pink ruffle skirt DIY with liner

Today I made my own skirt. No patterns! Yay! Found this pink ruffle fabric remmant on sale at Joann Fabrics. Super excited about it. And it was just enough to make a skirt.

I used a skirt I already had as a template. Folded the ruffle fabric in half and prepared to cut. 

I added about a 1/2 inch seam allowance to the cut fabric. Used my handy ruler-I love that thing! I saved the rest of the fabric probably for some bibs-Don't know yet. 

Now this fabric was a tad on the see through side-something I don't want for a skirt. I had some bronze-brown spandex in my fabric stash. I traced the pattern with some chalk and then cut. 

I sewed the pink portion of the skirt at the side seams which was hard with those ruffles actually-I was surprised. And then repeat for the brown spandex. 

I put the skirts together and sewed the top of the waist band. I think turned it right side out and left a little bit of brown band to give the edge a finished look. I stretched the fabric while I sewed it BTW...

Even out the bottom hem... (just cut it! Fabric won't fray)

Done! 

Here it is on... 

Not too shabby eh?? Comfy and I can wear it to work. I am excited! And it worked! Yay!

xoxoxo,
Lauren

Day 84: My DIY Maxi Skirt

I completely made this up. I wanted to use this fun fabric and make a skirt out of it. It was long enough to make a long skirt. I had a long piece of elastic and thought I would try it! Let's wing it! First even out the top and bottom

Next line up the elastic with the top of the fabric. This is a super stretchy fabric so I don't need to stretch while I sew it I used my elastic stitch.

I had a lot of extra fabric and elastic so I tried to drape the excess and I stretched the rest of the elastic over the waist.

I tacked down in several areas with my machine.

So here is my skirt. It is super comfy and perfect for lounging in the house getting things done at the end of the day or during the weekend. Not bad!

Alternatively, where the excess fabric is where I have place on my bum, I can also wear it as a slit on my leg. And yes there are no side seams in this skirt. The only thing I sewed was the elastic! The extra fabric covers over each other. For more of my 90 days of blogging click here.

xoxoxo,

Lauren