Saturday's Skirt

It seems that Spring is upon us, and maybe a bit of Summer too!  At first, I hesitated to pull out all of the winter clothes from the drawers and closets, but now I've got the Spring Cleaning Bug and am in a "give away, throw away or sell" mode.  As I did this, for Emily in particular, I noticed something.  She has practically nothing to wear for Summer!  Yikes!  To most people this would mean it was time for a shopping trip, but to me it meant it was time to put some of those Pinterest ideas into action.  After all, I have to justify the time I spend on there by accomplishing something, right?  

I am not a skilled seamstress who creates fancy things, but I can do pretty alright for what I need.  

Emily is tall for her age and after looking at some of the skirts and dresses I saved from last year I realized there is NO WAY they were going to work!

I had picked up a couple of jumpers at the thrift store and decided that I was going to hack off the top (bodice) because they would never fit her right anyway.  Once I cut the top off, it left a piece of fabric that was already hemmed at the bottom,  and had the side seam pattern matched!  All it needed was a waste band!  Easy Peasy!  I made a casing, slipped in elastic through and then fit it to Emily's waist!  This particular jumper had a few flowers embroidered on the bodice, so I cut them off and attached them to the bottom of the skirt to give it a little more pizaaz!

I think it turned out pretty cute!  I should've taken a picture before I hacked it so you could see, but you know the saying, "Hind sight..."

I'll try to do better next time.

**note:  I didn't actually end up following a tutorial from Pinterest for this, so don't be sad if you can't find what I did there.  I guess I'll have to do another one and make one of my own!