Simple top

This weekend I made a new top. I was feeling a bit lazy, so I made a really simple one. I just used one of the tops that I already owned and traced it on fabric. I added 1 cm on each side, except for the lower side where I added about 3 cms for the seam. I sewed the sides and the straps and then I seamed the edges. All done!

A new purpose

Months ago my mom gave me an old skirt of hers which she didn't wear anymore. It lay on my fabric pile for a very long time before I finally realized what I could make of it. My mom's skirt became a vest! I'm probably not going to wear it very often, but I just like to see what I can make of old clothes.

This was what the skirt looked like:

Have you ever made clothing out of an other piece of clothing?

Two days, two skirts

Two days ago I had finally gathered the courage to make a skirt with a zipper. I've tried it before and it didn't turn out great last time. In fact it was a total failure. But this time it went better. The first skirt I started making was with a red checked fabric wich had been lying around for quite a while now. From the moment I bought it, I new it had to become a skirt. And so it did. However, it didn't turn out perfect. There are still a few loose threads, so I'm going to add lining. Hopefully that will fix the problem.

The next day my second attempt at making a skirt turned out rather succesfull. I used this yellow/blue checked fabric and I'm quite pleased with the end result. I made it a little different than the one from the day before, and I think I've got all its flaws covered. To make both of the skirts I didn't use any pattern. I just measured myself and went from there. If anyone is interested in how to make this actually easy gathered skirt with zipper, I would be happy to write an tutorial, just let me know!