I've never had luck with elastic waistbands!

Last weekend I made the Belle Skirt from Favorite Fit. The pattern was ridiculously easy and took only the length of two Battlestar Gallactica episodes to cut out and complete. I used some Amy Butler fabric for the hem (climbing climantis) and some adorable Heather Schmidt fabric for the body of the skirt, which feels softer than regular cotton. The skirt looks good overall, but the waistline is pretty unattractive (see photo above). I followed the directions for a 28" waist, which I am pretty sure that I have, but there is tons of extra fabric that bunches up around the elastic. I need to wear a longer top (as in the photo) to cover up the waist, but it has to be fairly loose (I tried a tighter top and the bunched-up fabric showed through. I plan to try this pattern again using a smaller size and maybe thinner fabric for the waistband.

My Pledge

The Pledge
I LMD pledge that I shall abstain from the purchase of "new" manufactured items of clothing, for the period of 4 months. I pledge that i shall refashion, renovate, recycle preloved items for myself with my own hands in fabric, yarn or other medium for the term of my contract. I pledge that I will share the love and post a photo of my refashioned, renovoted, recycled, crafted or created item of clothing on the Wardrobe Refashion blog, so that others may share the joy that thy thriftiness brings! Signed, LMD.

Green Circle Skirt

Hello everyone,

This is my first blog post. I made this skirt from the Twirly Skirt by Aimie Butler's Betsy Ross patterns. It was pretty easy to make and it is light and breezy for the spring. (Unfortunately it hasn't really been warm enough to wear it). I bought the fabric from my favorite fabric store, Sew to Speak, in Columbus. I love that store! Everything looks like candy.

This is not the first skirt I have made by any means, but it is the first for the wardrobe refashion project!