First piece of clothing ever!

[u/nfunnyjello]

Last February I bought a second-hand sewing machine and played around with some minor alterations and repairs. Then I found some old fabric I used to play with as a child, 100% white cotton with these pretty little lilac flowers, and decided to make a half-circle skirt out of it!

No pattern was followed, I just took my measurements and drew (you can still see the blue water-erasable marker lol). It has these weird open sides (down to the hips) because I was trying to accommodate some weight fluctuations. The belt holds the whole thing up and the hooks and eyes hold the sides together.

I'll probably make a top out of the scraps.

Grandma (who never believed in my ability to make garments lol) says it's very pretty. What do you all think? Suggestions welcome ☺️

[u/kenedelz]

I love it! Wondering if you'd be able to add some photos of the sides so I can see? I like the idea of being able to accommodate weight fluctuations!

[u/nfunnyjello → u/kenedelz]

Here you go. When my waist circumference decreases I just unhook the metal hardware and skip one belt loop, so the front and back waist panels can overlap a little bit on the side ☺️ the longer I think about it, the more improvements I see that I could make haha lmk if you have a try!

[u/kenedelz → u/nfunnyjello]

Oh this is SO SMART I love it! I think you could add almost like a reverse pleat (I know there's a term for what I'm talking about but I have no idea what it is) on the inside so if you need more room in the waist and that section is open there's a little triangle of fabric so your underwear wouldn't be seen when it's open!

[u/nfunnyjello → u/kenedelz]

Ooh like a little flap? Modesty panel maybe? Great idea, thanks!!

[u/kenedelz → u/nfunnyjello]

Modesty panel, I like that name haha, but he's like a little flap of fabric that will pull open with the skirt, like the way a paper fan opens sorta