Refashion: Jeans to Skirt

A while back, I had bought four pairs of jeans from Value Village for 5 bucks each. I turned two into shorts and kept one as is. The last one had been sitting in my "refashion" pile since then.

I have seen a lot of denim skirts coming back in trends (I mean really, denim is never out of trend), and decided to go with the most classic of all refashions: turning jeans into skirts.

 Nothing new about how I made these: I cut the legs off and un-stitched the crotch, then I used a piece of the leg to fill the gap in the front.

The jeans had a good amount of stretch, which allowed me to go with a pencil shape rather than a-line. The gap in the back was small enough that I didn't need to add fabric to fill it and could keep it as a "slit" for walking ease.

 

This was a super easy refasion, and it's become one of my favorite skirts.

PS: this necklace is from an online store called Happiness Boutique. I found out about it on this lady's blog. I ordered two "statement" necklaces from them and I found they had a really nice selection and prices where quite reasonable. Plus free worldwide shopping! Just thought I'd share...

Sneak Peek: Spring sewing

I have a few finished projects that I haven't had a chance to take proper photos of. So in the meantime here's a quick sneak peek:

My neon dress - so happy with how this one turned out, especially since I only had 10-15 hours over two days to make it.

My new denim skirt. It's actually a refashion project since I used thrifted jeans and turned them into a skirt. Probably one of the most classic refahionning there ever was, but again I,m quite happy with the result.

This one had been one my list for a couple of years. It's copied from a RTW sweater I own. It' only missing button-holes (and buttons) on the back, which hopefully I will do this week-end....

That's it for now. I have a couple summer projects that I was going to start on, but now I'm obsessed with figuring out my wardrobe for the 5 weeks trip we're taking to New Zealand and Autralia in just a couple of weeks. Since it will be Fall there, but should still be quite nice, I'm dreaming of layering, with long sleeve shirts and have been digging around the intranet and pinterest for all those free shirt patterns.  I'm hoping to make a couple of lose long sleeve shirts and maybe a maxi dress.. We'll see!

Inspiration: Denim Skirt

I wear a lot of denim. Jeans obviously, but I've had a couple of denim skirts in my closet that have been long-time staples and that I can't stop wearing. I feel like it's a style that never really goes away, and I'm planning a jeans to skirt refashion to add another version to my wardrobe.

Currently the trend is for distressed - a new, classier twist to the grungy 90's. I like it for the bit of edge that it gives an otherwise classic piece. Without going as far as 5&6 below, I might give it a try on my next project...

 

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