This
is part of my trip planning. I much prefer to wear skirts, because I'm chasing kids around I usually wear leggings under neath
so I don't inadvertently flash somebody. The only time I
don't like wearing a skirt is when I'm stuck in the car all
day-because having to climb around in a van and take care of kids in
a skirt just isn't happening lol.
Looking
on Pinterest I found the perfect solution-a wrap around skirt. With
this I can wear the leggings around the van-my skirt won't get caught
on toys or seats that way-then it's real easy to put on when we
stop.
I've
made two of these.. They are SO COMFORTABLE! They were made out
of reclaimed fabric, old dress pants of my husband's that gained too
many holes to be fixed anymore. I did an extra panel, but it's
easily adjustable that way and if the Lord blesses us with another child down the road it will be wearable during pregnancy without
adjustment. It took me two pairs of pants for each skirt, the
belt is made out of the same material. Three pant legs for the skirt, one pant leg for the belt. My husband loves various
shades of beige (yes, I tease him a lot about it lol), so there is a
tiny bit of color variation in a few of the panels, but it works, and
that panel that's a bit off is the panel that gets tucked underneath.
I
got my formula simply
by googling 'how to make a wrap around skirt'. I did do the
belt a bit different than they did, but I liked it.
Two pairs of dress pants. I cut around the pants and holes and ended up with skirts just below knee length. Three panels were cut even with the crotch, one panel was cut at just below the belt line. |
Here is my three panels cut. The blue underneath is my 'ironing board'. I use a board with a towel on top. It works. |
Pinning the seams. I had to sew the side seams and the bottom hem. |
Finished product! It's a bit flared at the bottom, but I like it!! |