Week 14: Melanie Part II
She’s Baaaaaaack!!
Hello sweater dress part II! Refresher of the before…
Week 14: Melanie - Before
Refresher of what it turned out looking like…
Week 14: Melanie - After
Refresher of what I was left with…
Leftovers!!
It’s skirt time!!
I took that leftover sweater material and grabbed some elastic. (For this, I’m using 3/4″.) I measured the elastic around my hips (the area that I want the skirt to sit) and made a mark at that point.
Elastic!
Taking the top raw edge of the material, I folded it over and began to pin the elastic in place under the sweater material.
Pinning the elastic under the fabric!
Once it was pinned, I began to stitch. I started at one end and went around the material leaving a few inches undone.
Stitching!
This could have been just as easily done without the elastic in place – the sweater could have been stitched and the elastic could have been added after sewing. I went this route to make sure the edge was stitched as close as possible as well keeping my clumsiness at bay, aka stitching gone awol! I stitched the elastic together at my marking…
Elastic comes together!
…and then stitched down the last few inches that were left open. But, that’s not all!!!
I found some awesome trim at the fabric store…
Trim!!
…and decided to add this at the bottom of the skirt for a little more flair!
Upon completion, we were working with this…
Week 14: Melanie Part II - After
Some close up skirt action…
New Skirt!
It was like I was wearing a blanket! Paired with my cozy thermal top, opaque tights, and boots, I had a cute ensemble that was equally as warm for a night out with some of my favorite people! We were inside a theater for most of night, but as soon as we walked outside, it was jacket time.
Faux fur collaring!
I even got a glimpse of one of my style girl crushes, Kate Hudson, in a strapless jumpsuit! I’m not sure if I could pull it off, but she did it in style. I might have to have a go at that one!
Thanks again Melanie for the great sweater!!
