Hey y’all! I hope you had a wonderful Valentine’s day! We go to my in-laws most Sundays after church and I can never remember my camera in the before-church flurry to get out the door, but this week I did! Skirt: CAbi brand via ThredUP Shirt: Pact Clothing $11.20 Jacket: handmade via Darby’s Dresses $8…
|~ Chevron Maxi
They’re everywhere, these chevron skirts. I couldn’t find a cheap one I was sure would fit online, so I made my own in just a couple hours. I ordered 2 yards of striped fabric from Girl Charlee and eagerly got started. Stealing some pictures from Fresh Modesty to show y’all. I took a couple of…
|~ Long Sailor Skirt
Ever have a piece of fabric taunt you, begging to be made, but unsure of what/how to make it into? This length of denim was that. I ordered it from Fashion Fabrics Club on clearance, since it was a good price, but I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with it. A little…
|~ Denim Skirt eBook!
Well, it’s here! Fresh Modesty’s new eBook: How To Sew Denim: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Wide Waistband Denim Skirts! I’m so excited to be able to offer this to you! There’s nothing more practically stylish than a well-done denim skirt. It’s durable, effortless, and basic, with pockets and classy topstitching. It’s the feeling of…
|~ Waistband and Reverse Applique Tutorial
Remember when I posted the Vintage Spring Skirt a month ago? I told y’all I’d show you how I did the waistband. It’s so simple. First, cut a “facing”. All you do is use the top 3″ or so of the pattern to make an exact duplicate of the top of your skirt. Sew two…
|~ Man’s Pants To Skirt?
Wow, was this easy and fun to do! At the thrift store, I always dig through the $0.25 bin for things I can use as fabric. In there was a pair of size 42 men’s work pants. I brought them home and made this: I planned on just using the legs as fabric (working around…
|~ In My Comfy Dot
I’ve been soooo inspired by floor-length skirts lately. My friend Madeline keeps sending me links to skirts like this one and I fall in love every time. They’re just so classy and comfortable and feminine. And what could be more comfortable than a floor-length knit skirt? Okay, so it’s hard to make this one classy……
|~ The Denim, Floral, & Curtain Skirt
Howdy! Sorry for that uncalled for 2 month blogging break. I’ve been… busy, to say the least. 😀 But, hopefully now that I have some schoolwork off my plate and the weather’s getting cooler, I’ll be sewing again. I’ve missed it so much. Last night and this morning (about 3 hours total), I finished the…
|~ Denim Skirt Pockets Tutorial
I made this skirt last fall and have worn it at least 3 times a week since then. It is so practical, comfortable, modest, flattering, and versatile. I’ve had several requests for a tutorial on how to do the pockets of this skirt. So, here are the steps finally! {yeah, okay, so I toootally forgot…
|~ Suspender Skirt
Don’t laugh. Don’t gag. And please don’t call me Heidi. I made a high-waisted skirt that has “suspenders” yesterday. As I was procrastinating doing my school, I came across this outfit on an awesome site. I thought “Hey, that’s really cute and really different and I *think* I have that pattern!” and was inspired. Turns…
|~ Plaid Skirt
Imagine the ugliest pants you have ever seen. I found some at the thrift store for 25 cents the other day- they were that ugly. 😛 Once I got over the fact that a man probably actually wore them sometime, I saw that the plaid actually wasn’t that bad. So I made a skirt from it. They…