So this is my absolute first attempt at making any article of clothing. I was incredibly nervous about it but my mom and I bought some Easter fabric last time she was here. Unfortunately, my mom had to leave before we were able to do something with the fabric. Normally I would just wait until she came back and have her do something awesome. However, this fabric was time sensitive (ie Easter is in a month), so we needed to get it done.
I searched the internet for a simple skirt pattern that I thought I might be able to try to maybe attempt and accomplish. Well, I ended up finding the most awesome website with the greatest ever tutorial for a super cute skirt. It's called
Everything Your Mama Made and More. The direct link to the skirt pattern I used is
here. I was so impressed with this tutorial. It has amazing step by step instructions that were so easy to follow. I was nervous to try, but this tutorial was the absolute best ever! Seriously if you need to make a skirt or something else fabulous you should try
here!
So here's my little project:
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| Supplies all ready, including a nice glass of diet coke, a must for any craft project. |
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| So I had to change one thing threading the elastic and ribbon. I used a bamboo skewer to thread the elastic and ribbon . WAY EASIER! |
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| Finished product. So, so cute! |
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| The cute tie. Yes, I used a ribbon. |
I did make a few changes to the pattern. I didn't fold the hem line over after I pressed the hem on the bottom. I thought it needed a little more accent on the bottom. Also, I ran out of fabric so I couldn't do an accent on the waistband. I think that was probably the right choice for me because the waistband doesn't exactly look stellar, so it's probably a good thing I didn't draw more attention to it. Finally, I didn't do the tie because, well, it seemed like too much work. I had some cute ribbon on hand that I thought coordinated really well. Way simpler than making the tie and just as cute, or even cuter. Sweet!
Confession: I totally skipped some of the finishing steps because, you know, that's how I roll. Don't look at the back.
