Baby's First Sewing Project

Spoiler: I made a skirt.

HELLO so I got a bunch of random fabric at a garage sale from a woman who used to be a quilter. Everything was a quarter each and since I came near the end of the the day, she said I could pick out a few for free. Weeee thanks lady.

One of my favorites in the bunch is this slightly stretchy floral print. I intended to make a circle skirt out of it, but there simply was not enough to make a decent-length circle skirt. (BUT I have the pattern traced out for when I do find something I'm in love with that works. I used pi and everything. Math.)

My friend Sarah showed me a link to this skirt, which Lindsay from Shrimp Salad Circus explained ever-so-well. I liked the look of hers, and how easy it appeared to be, so I thought I'd give it a go. Keep in mind I'm really new at this. I kind of just used her instructions as a baseline. Probably my biggest deviation was that I made one seam instead of two.

 I didn't have great elastic for the task either, I used fold-over elastic leftover from ponytail holders I made. It does the job, and would be good for baby skirts I think, because it stretches a lot and the pull is gentle. Notice I'm using my mattress as a pincushion. B E G I N N E R.

THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THIS PICTURE IS TO SHOW OFF THE CUTE CHEVRON FABRIC I GOT ON SALE AT HOBBY LOBBY.

I pinned everything up and stitched up the top, leaving a little hole to pull the elastic through.

Using a safety pin to pull the elastic through was much easier than expected. I tried on the skirt to ensure the fit was okay, and I determined where to stitch the elastic together. I like high-waisted skirts. Notice the completely un-matching shirt.

 I hemmed up the bottom and that was that!

Lalala awkward modeling. I could wear this with my black wide belt. Probably my favorite thing about this print is that it has black in it, so I could wear black tights or a black cardigan and don it in winter.

It's not perfect, but I like that this method is super easy and any length could be made. I'll probably do another soon. Thx 4 reading bye :-)