Simply Sewing

Hello, it’s Simply Saturday! Today I have an easy little project, that I completed a couple of days ago, to share with you.

This skirt used to be tight, unflattering, and awkwardly lengthed. With a little alteration and time, it’s now a much better fit for me.

This is the length it used to be. It had been sitting in my to-be-altered pile for awhile, since I wasn’t sure what exactly to do with it. Then, a few days ago, I was looking through that pile and found this skirt. A solution immediately popped into my head.

I decided that though it was a bad length as it was, I could cut it at the right place, add a waistband at the new top, and there you go, a new skirt! Here’s a little more detail into how I did that:

For the first step, I cut through the middle of the first tier. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to use wide elastic or just some cotton cord for a drawstring at the waistband (both are pictured) which is why I made the new waistband so wide.

Next, I folded over and pinned in place the fabric for the new waistband next to the seam of the second tier, leaving space for elastic or a cord. After I sewed it, I decided on elastic. I’m now glad that I did, since it is a lot less fuss not to have to tie the cord every time I wear the skirt, and there was also the possibility of the cord being pulled back into the waistband itself, which would have been difficult to pull out again.

This is how it turned out. All in all, it was a pretty quick project, and I like how it looks. If I was going to do anything differently, I probably would have paid a little more attention to the inside stitching. It turned out alright, though, and I figured nobody but me would see it anyway.

For future outfit combinations, I would wear a longer shirt with this skirt. These pictures were just meant to show the skirt, so not a lot of time was put into the outfit as a whole.

Anyway, I hope you liked this first installment of Simply Saturday! Have a good day ~ Emily