Okay so last summer I learned how to sew and I've made a few things here and there ever since.. but this was by far my most challenging project, especially because I did it all on my own and didn't really have a pattern.
I wish that I could make a tutorial on here for how to do it, but since it was sort of a trial run for me, I ran into a few bumps and trying to make a tutorial would have been pretty difficult! However, I followed this tutorial to make it... it's pretty good although there are definitely some loop holes I think. Also, it's kind of confusing because it connects you to another tutorial for the finishing of the skirt, however, it is definitely do-able!
It never really explains how to finish the pockets, which is a problem I ran into! So I guessed on the pockets, ended up doing them wrong... then I thought that the waist wasn't big enough (which made no sense because I measured it over and over again) so I altered it a bit to realize that my pockets were off! So once I fixed those, then the waist was big enough so I had to rip the seams of the alterations I made. So after many hours, I thought I was finally done....
Unfortunately I tried it on and it did not fit, it was too tight. I was convinced that I could make it fit since I spent so many hours on it (even though my mother told me otherwise and tried to tell me that 'you win some and lose some'). I was not giving up! So I decided to add some inserts into the sides since the waist fit great, but it was tight around the donk :) So thankfully, after sewing all day, around 12:15 a.m., my skirt fit! I really like it too and it was fun to make! So here it is...
and now that I know how to do it, I think I might make one in a more bold color... I chose khaki so that it would match more, but I like the bright orange/yellow in the tutorial I followed!
This skirt made its debut at my brothers graduation from West Virginia University! (Congrats Dave!) So I was excited to get to finally wear my masterpiece :)
Hope you enjoyed :) and if you have any questions let me know!
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