I made a fun, cute and flirty maternity skirt that I made from a regular skirt. Now it's your turn. Here's how to turn any skirt into a maternity skirt. First you need a stretchy cami. Cut off the top. Cut off the top of the skirt at a place where it will be able to just go over your hips. Keep it a tad snug. I cut mine off just underneath the zipper; so I needed to gather it to the correct width. To gather, I zigzagged over a piece of floss and pulled the thread. Since my skirt was so wide, I quartered it and gathered the four sections separately. Much easier than going all the way around. Matching raw edges and side seams with right sides together, pin the cami piece you cut to the the skirt. I used lots of pins to keep my gathers in place. Sew with a zigzag stitch, but don't stretch the material as you sew or it may be too loose.
(Quick fix: If your skirt turns out to be too loose and slips down, just sew up the side seams of the band till you have a comfortable fit.) Tip: If the skirt you are using for this project has gathers or pleats, before you cut off the top, straight stitch all the way around just below the cut line so that you maintain those gathers or pleats; otherwise, you'll have to put them back in. This will save you a lot of time and headache.
Variation (Not pictured) If you prefer a more narrow band, you can also fold down the attached piece when wearing or fold down and stitch.
You could probably do this to your skirts even if you aren't pregnant if you want a more comfortable waist band and to allow for fluctuations in weight.
This is a very quick project. I did this to around seven skirts that I picked up at a thrift store. They were having a sale, all you could stuff in a bag for $10. Made my day.
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5 comments:
WHat a good idea to use a cami to make a maternity skirt. It looks lovely on you as well.
Debbie
EOD
While I love this as a maternity skirt, you're right that it would be a great comfy and still fashionably cute summer skirt. And if you don't have a cami to sacrifice to this refashion you could use a stretchy t-shirt. Just make sure to adjust the tube you end up with after cutting off the top so that it's a bit tight on you so that when it stretches it will still stay up. If your t-shirt is long enough, cut it a few inches down from the armholes so that you can use the top portion for another refashion. Ah-h-h-h the refashion wheels are turning in my brain :)
Such a great idea! Thanks for sharing it with us... although I'm not pregnant I love to wear maternity skirts and even pants... they are so much more comfortable... I have been wanting to turn a few regular pairs of pants into maternity pants. But wasn't sure what fabric to use as the band... Now I can give it a go and turn some skirts into maternity as well.. thank you :)
I wish I would have had ideas like this (and a sewing machine)when I was pregnant with my children! This is such a great idea!
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Jamie Lee
www.ditzalee.blogspot.com
I wish I had discovered this when I was pregnant! Great idea.
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