Kelly's creations are nothing short of fantastic! I alway look forward to reading her blog that displays
( with awesome tutorials) her sewing creations, love of photography, and reflections on being a Mom.
Here she is! :)
Hello "Be Sweet" readers! I am so excited to be here celebrating
Mothers Day with you. I'm Kelly and you can usually find me posting
over at my sewing blog Sewing In No Mans
Land. Since I am currently preggy as can be I thought it would be
fun to share a maternity project with you! What is great though is it
can easily be made for non-preggy mommies just as easily.
I love high waisted skirts and am always bummed that I can't wear them
while preggers. I decided to set out and make one that is comfy to
wear, well at least until you are REALLY showing.
You can dress it up with a nice belt and boots
Or make yourself a cute belt out of fun notions
This skirt is extremely simple with no need for a pattern and whips up
super fast! I hope you read more and take a moment to hop on over to
Sewing In No Mans
Land to see more fun tutorials!
What you will
need:
need:
A heavy weight fabric of your choice. I purchased 2 meters and didn't
use all of it
use all of it
Straight Pins
Zipper
Sewing Machine
Measuring tape
Scissors
The first step in making this skirt is to take some measurements. Once
you have decided how high you want your high waisted skirt to be find
that point on your waist. Measure your waist at that point. Add at
least an inch or two so that you have some extra for your zipper. This
is going to be the length of your waistband. You then need to decide
how wide you would like your waistband. You will be cutting it on the
fold so keep this in mind. Also keep in mind that you will be ironing
over the raw edges so make sure to add some extra for that. One thing
you make you feel better as you do this is you can't get it wrong.
This is as wide or as thin as you like. If you cut it and it is a bit
wide you can always iron more under :) Once you are done you should
have a nice long rectangle. If you are making a preggy skirt, to
add comfort we are going to fold our band in half so that we can cut a
nice slight arch so that when it is open you will have a equal arch
from one side to the other. (If you are not skip this step)
you have decided how high you want your high waisted skirt to be find
that point on your waist. Measure your waist at that point. Add at
least an inch or two so that you have some extra for your zipper. This
is going to be the length of your waistband. You then need to decide
how wide you would like your waistband. You will be cutting it on the
fold so keep this in mind. Also keep in mind that you will be ironing
over the raw edges so make sure to add some extra for that. One thing
you make you feel better as you do this is you can't get it wrong.
This is as wide or as thin as you like. If you cut it and it is a bit
wide you can always iron more under :) Once you are done you should
have a nice long rectangle. If you are making a preggy skirt, to
add comfort we are going to fold our band in half so that we can cut a
nice slight arch so that when it is open you will have a equal arch
from one side to the other. (If you are not skip this step)
When you are done take your band to the ironing board. Iron over the
raw edges.
raw edges.
Set your band aside. Now we are going to make the main portion of the
skirt. If you plan on doing large pleats like I did this is going to
take A LOT of fabric. My main skirt portion was 2 meters across and
3/4 a meter long. Now the fun part, making pleats.
skirt. If you plan on doing large pleats like I did this is going to
take A LOT of fabric. My main skirt portion was 2 meters across and
3/4 a meter long. Now the fun part, making pleats.
Alright only two easy steps left. You will need to sew in your zipper.
I won't go over how to do that because there are countless Youtube
videos that do a much better job :) Finally you will need to hem your
skirt. I would suggest trying it on and placing a pin at the spot you
would like your hem to hit then you can easily hem it up
:)
I won't go over how to do that because there are countless Youtube
videos that do a much better job :) Finally you will need to hem your
skirt. I would suggest trying it on and placing a pin at the spot you
would like your hem to hit then you can easily hem it up
:)
Easy peasy right? I am four months preggy and I think I will be able
to wear this for at least another month and then definitely right
after giving birth. Now this may not seem like a long time to wear an
outfit but if you have ever been preggy you totally know how it is to
have something new to wear every now and then :) I hope you can make
your own fun spring skirt and thank you so much Amanda for letting me
pop over! Happy Mothers Day Ladies!
to wear this for at least another month and then definitely right
after giving birth. Now this may not seem like a long time to wear an
outfit but if you have ever been preggy you totally know how it is to
have something new to wear every now and then :) I hope you can make
your own fun spring skirt and thank you so much Amanda for letting me
pop over! Happy Mothers Day Ladies!
Thank you so much Kelly for taking the time to post over here today! I realized last night I have hardly any summer skirts so I cant wait to try this!
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