So this Refashioned Maxi Skirt was made almost two years ago. I was digging through my documents and found this write up so I thought I'd post it.
Inspired by a morning of surfing pinterest, I could not help
but jump up and make this wonderful dress:
The inspiration was found here: http://www.ourlifeisbeautiful.com/2010/09/diy-pleated-dress.html
The skirt I chose I loved but the waist band was just a
little to tight for my liking and I could not bare to let it go on the “just in
case” thing… You know what I’m talking about…
The skirt had a lining already in it so in order to keep
from losing that extra layer of protection I cut the skirt in the following
manner:
First, on the lining cut up the seem as to not lose the
material right away. I cut it all the
way up to the waist band (don’t cut the waist band).
Then I put the skirt on over my head to find the length of
the sleeve. Like the original I set it
to an inch or two above my elbow.
Next, I cut up the fold line of the outer skirt. This allowed me to make the proper
adjustments to fit my body.
Be careful during the seam ripping process as to not make blood sweat and tears real…. I know… I bled
If you have a body double that’s awesome… if not you may
need a friend to help you mark the places to cut.
I put the dress on and marked the end of the sleeve with a
safety pin.
Then put the skirt on Betty…
my body double. To mark the waist. (I padded it to match my measurements a few
months ago). This is her first garment! This is really exciting for me J
I put the underskirt over Betty and pinned together where
the fabric would meet comfortably under my arm.
Then I folded it in half and marked both sides
After getting things marked up I laid the skirt out folded
it in half lining up the pin for the sleeve and cut the arm hole. My arm measures 13 inches in circumference so
I added an inch and divided in half to make the arm hole.
After the armhole was cut I trimmed off the seam of the outer
skirt and put it back on Betty. I then
pinned the insides of the dress where I felt it would fit the best.
As I suspected I only needed to cut a little to make it fit properly.
Now for the fun part!!! We Sew
First the lining. I
stitched up the side from the bottom to the marked arm hole spot then folded
over the seam and stitched up both sides to close off. Since this was the lining I didn’t bother
with doing the stitching inside. It was
easier.
Next I lined up the outer skirt at the starting point. I did a taper affect so I stitched in a
diagonal to the end. Repeated on both
sides.
Finally, I hemmed up the arm hole to finish it off… and
Whalla!!!
I did not have enough extra fabric to craft a belt but I had
the perfect one on hand! You cannot go
wrong with brown and pink J
