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Becky Goerend

Becky Goerend

I'm a Christian, wife, mom, and 5th grade teacher. I tweet @MrsBMG (education and life) and @bybmg (crafting). I also have a shop on Etsy.

185/366 High Waisted Skirt

I found this tutorial a while back, and couldn't wait to find the right fabric to make it. Yesterday my friend, Kristen, called and said she found a lady who was selling off a bunch of vintage fabric for $2/yard. I went and found lots to beauties! Did you know Younkers used to sell fabric?!  I came home with 7 yards of various things, mostly knits. I found this piece and fell in love. Right then and there I told Kristen I would make it into a skirt.

 

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Russ took Henry to a bouce house place for a little bit this morning, so I got to work. The tutorial was pretty easy to follow. I had to up the size since I'm no size 2! I measured my waist (like she did) where I wanted it to go and then multiplied it by 1.5 for the width of her skirt piece. I have a ton of zippers, so I found one that coordinated. It probably took all of 1.5 hours or less to make with the time I spent this morning, and the time I spent today during nap just now. I maybe should have made it a smidge bigger, but I think it's still wearable. It's fun to have something I envisioned in my head come to life and work!

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