I am IN LOVE with my new skirt.
For some reason it kinda reminds me a bit of Mary Poppins.. Something i think she would wear.
I found this dress at the thrift store and thought it would be a cute skirt.
Here is the before and after.
(It really was a ugly dress.)
Here is what i did.
I cut out the skirt part of the dress and then i grabbed a skirt i already had and cut around it about 2 inches bigger.
(Make sure you trim closer from the bottom so you can keep that clean sew line that it already has and less work)
With the extra material i Ruffled it up and made it long enough for the skirt Then you turn the ends and sew
right sides pin and sew.
When you turn the ruffles down it should look like this
right sides together you sew along the sides.
Then for the top just fold and sew.
Iron the ruffle down.
Now you have a cute little skirt that only took about 30 mins to make!
♥Tootsie
that turned out darling I hope you’ll share it at my What We Wore and Made Wednesday party!
thank you and i will!
Mayya! I am so freakin fllbaousuy 100% in LOVE with your blog, website, sewing, everything! Oh wow I’m so glad you commented on my post! Weird that I never noticed you in Shahrazad’s blogroll. I’ve been her pal for several months now, and even convinced her to have coffee with me when I was up in Muscat in June. I usually check out all the blogs she follows because she has good blog-taste! Anyway, I used to do lots of sewing when I was younger. I was obsessed as a child and a teenager. I had an entire sewing workshop in the house to myself, collected hundreds of pieces of fabric, buttons, zippers, patches, etc. One of the best periods of my life. I used to sew my clothes and make really cool school bags for myself with cool logos on them. I made customized fabric notebook covers for my friends, notepad boards for the kitchen, bags, scarves, hair scrunchies, little pouches, everything! I guess I stopped when I started university because I never had any time. Last summer my aunt brought me ten little pouches of fresh lavender for my closet sewn by an old lady in a tiny village in the South of France. Since then I’ve been looking for inspiration and seeing if I can develop any Omani scent pouches. Searching for Omani plants that I can dry and put in pouches. Maybe Jasmine. Maybe even frankincense! Anyway, I totally love your blog, so I’ll keep following. Best of luck!
Ah, i see. Well that’s not too tkrciy at all!”
Super cute!!!! I love how it turned out
Thanks Everyone! Makes me happy to hear you are enjoying my tuitroal Lauren This machine cost me $70 AT WALMART and it’s not the best machine but it does the job hope that helps.
Holy Cats! That is super cute!!
Hey Nadia welcome to my blog WOW Really then you shluod take up sewing again, dont you miss it?I would love to see the projects you did do you have any pictures? you could share them in the forum i am SUPER excited that you are into sewing not many Omani ladies have the time these days i really wish you take it up again thanks a bunch for checking me out and commentingPS Yes i agree 100% Sharazad does have great taste
Nadia that was nice reading about your cenommt!! I think it was great and nice to sew your own school bag and clothes and even customize your own notebook cover!!!:D:D:D I think that made you unique:D:D:DAunty how cool is that Ma Sha Allah!! I agree with Aunty I think you should take up sewing again and if you have any pictures I want to see please?!!ummm..oh yeah ..Aunty that’s a FABULOUS wristlet you made..it’s just absoloutely cute and gorgoues and am gonna choose some fabrics so that you can make me one and I can use it as a pencil case!!! lol, I know am asking for everything you post but they are cute..what can I do?!!!:D:D