As most of you know I am a Member Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints. And because of my decision in that aspect I also choose to dress 'modestly'. I bought a skirt from Tilly's in December that was a halter top. It was $4.00, I couldn't pass it up. I LOVED the print. But it was too short to wear it as is, and I hate having to wear a shade shirt under everything. I've worn it to church a few weeks, and have just tucked in the halter part and worn it as a skirt. I finally decided to pull it out of my closet and fix it for real this time. It was super easy. So grab your halter dress and let's go...
First using a seam ripper or small scissors unpick the halter seam.
I had to unpick the waist band a little to get the front completely off.
And then I laid the dress flat and pinned across the front of the skirt, to hold the lining to the skirt front.
I then cut out the elastic from the back of the halter.
And then I tucked the lining and the backing in just like the front, and pinned it together.
I then headed to my sewing machine and sewed the sides together.
(You know you are jealous of that nail polish) In the back I then sewed with a 1/2 inch seam allowance, just along the back to make a casing.
Take your elastic and sew one end to one side using a box stitch and then the other end to the other side.
Then sew along the top of the back and the front of the skirt.
And there you have it! A fun skirt. (And a picture of you that you had to majorly suck in your gut to even get to look decent...but ti's okay I am losing weight...you can follow my journey on my life blog above if you are interested...)
And of course you better save the top and the tie of that halter. I'll be crafting with it soon too!
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