a quick one: skirt edition
This skirt was made from a recycled pair of khaki pants. I was collecting a bunch from some guys at work when they went up a size. The idea was to make a really cool industrial quilt, but the skirt idea couldn’t wait.
In 2004, I bought a skirt from Urban Outfitters that was basically a piece of fabric with some cool red velcro. This project was based on that.
1. Cut out around the inner leg seams and around the zipper/pockets/waistline of the khaki pants. This will yield 2 large pieces of khaki material. The pants I used were 34×36, so they were a little long.
3. I sewed the two pieces of material together on the waistline end to make a super long strip of fabric.
2. I traced the shape of the skirt I already had onto the fabric. This is the tricky part, but maybe I’ll take a picture of the skirt layout later to demonstrate this. The skirt, when flat, sort of curves up instead of being just a flat rectangle.
3. Pin the raw edges over at the waistline at 1/4 - 1/2 inch. Sew into place.
4. I had a few triangle pieces left over, so I made two darts. I usually prefer to do things in odd numbers, but two darts made it fit better, and gave the skirt a fun flare.
5. After sewing the darts into place, I hemmed the bottom of the skirt.
6. After “trying on” the skirt, I determined the best placement for the velcro.
7. Placed and ironed velcro into place.
TA-DA:
Sorry that the accordion obstructs the waistline, I’ll have a better picture later. It is a good picture of the dart detail. I was playing a tune accompanying my husband and my sister as they made up a song about “dramatic cat people”, or something like that.