I can't stop!
Posted 04-20-2009 at 06:07 AM by jujubee
I can't seem to stop making reconstructed skirts for dd.
I found this cute plaid skirt at a yard sale this weekend for .50, and I just knew it had to be made into another skirt for dd. Besides, learning to sew on a .50 item is a great way to go!
This was a women's Limited size 2. I picked out the zipper and cut across the top as you can see:
The sewing part is really easy: Just fold over and iron 1/4 in, then 1/2 in to make a casing for your elastic (using 5/8 in elastic). Top-stitch around the casing and leave a small opening unsewn so that you can thread your elastic through.
Measure the waist of the child for your elastic, and thread it through the sewn casing using a safety pin.
Sew your elastic ends together, and then sew the opening closed.
That's it!
DD has learned to sew buttons at school, so she was very excited to sew a button on her new skirt.
This skirt had a back pocket that was a perfect little pouch. We used the draw-string from the original waist to make a strap, and dd drew her initial on paper which I traced out on some remaining fabric and attached to the pouch with double-sided fusible webbing.
The final product:
DD loves it!
I found this cute plaid skirt at a yard sale this weekend for .50, and I just knew it had to be made into another skirt for dd. Besides, learning to sew on a .50 item is a great way to go!
This was a women's Limited size 2. I picked out the zipper and cut across the top as you can see:
The sewing part is really easy: Just fold over and iron 1/4 in, then 1/2 in to make a casing for your elastic (using 5/8 in elastic). Top-stitch around the casing and leave a small opening unsewn so that you can thread your elastic through.
Measure the waist of the child for your elastic, and thread it through the sewn casing using a safety pin.
Sew your elastic ends together, and then sew the opening closed.
That's it!
DD has learned to sew buttons at school, so she was very excited to sew a button on her new skirt.
This skirt had a back pocket that was a perfect little pouch. We used the draw-string from the original waist to make a strap, and dd drew her initial on paper which I traced out on some remaining fabric and attached to the pouch with double-sided fusible webbing.
The final product:
DD loves it!
Total Comments 3
Comments
 |  Adorable- I love the matching monogrammed bag! |
Posted 04-20-2009 at 11:36 PM by kristen.c  |
| | That is too cute! |
| Posted 04-25-2009 at 06:50 PM by momof4inmi |
| |  You're so crafty :) |
| Posted 05-01-2009 at 02:04 AM by OHeather |
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