This was a fun skirt to make! I cut two tee shirts up in 4 inch sections, then sewed them together in alternating colors matching the seams together. Sew with zig zag stitch-make sure your fabric doesn't stretch while you sew or it will looked rippled or serge with it set to sew knits. I made sure the bottom, hemmed 4 inch section of one shirt was the top and the bottom, hemmed 4 inch section of the other shirt was the bottom so there wasn't any hemming necessary. Woot woot! Then to make everything smooth and fitted I sewed down the matched seams on the right and left sides to create a perfect seam and have it fit my body. Make sure it is nice and tight! I LOVE how it turned out! I love these stretchy long skirts, sexy....yet modest.
Did you use your serger to do this? Did it arrive?
ReplyDeleteHow did you do the waistband and the hem? Did you just fold over a double section for the top waistband and did you do the same for the hem? Show the step by step!
ReplyDeleteHi Liz - this is Karin from King Henry. I just stumbled across your blog and checked out all the things you have made this month. I am so impressed!! You are so good! Every single thing is stylish and adorable! I am obsessed with this skirt!
ReplyDeleteLiz, this is brilliant! I am going to share your blog on mine. Which means, I might actually have to start posting on it again. :)
ReplyDeletecute skirt, but the bigger question is: what kind of exercise do you do to get your backside to look like that?? my frame is similar to yours, but my butt is not that curvy.
ReplyDelete"cute skirt, but the bigger question is: what kind of exercise do you do to get your backside to look like that??" HAHA :-) ... serously though, I love this... it combines my twin loves of pencil skirts and upcycling :-) well done!
ReplyDeletehere's mine
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome!
ReplyDeleteFirst, yours is probably my all time favorite blog. If I was a better blogger, I would want us to be friends. Second, this skirt is amazing and I have to say it looks better than the Kate Spade version seen here http://cupcakesandcashmere.com/morning-reboot/
ReplyDeleteAnyways, hope you're having fun on your adventure!
Such a cute and easy idea. Too bad I'm too hippy to pull off a pencil skirt with horizontal stripes. Perhaps an a-line....
ReplyDeleteSeriously, could you be any hotter?
ReplyDeleteThis is so great!!! I love those style skirts and oftentimes have a hard time finding some that fit. I'm definitely excited to try to make this! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeletei love this! i had a go at it myself and i love my new skirt - photo's here http://abimakes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/tshirt-skirt.html
ReplyDeleteyou are so talented!
ReplyDeleteHi Liz, love your simple and smart ideas! And your blog rocks!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is brilliant! This is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteJust found your blog through Pinterest. I love this!
ReplyDeleteI just found this via pinterest just like everyone else and I love this idea. I am so going to try it!
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