
Day 12: Jilly Pocket Skirt
Today’s skirt began looking like this:

T’was a big wrinkly linen mess. As it is freakishly hot here in SC, I removed some of that length. My legs needed a bit more breathing room!

Next, I hemmed my skirt by folding it under twice and pinning it.

Next, I ran my new hem through my machine, which was freshly loaded with a happy Kelly Green thread.

While shortening the skirt really did make quite a difference, I thought this skirt needed a bit more panache. I removed a pocket from a damaged pair of Lily Pulitzer pants that I have lurking in my stash.

I pinned it to my skirt, and then put it through my machine, sewing around the edge.

I think my new skirt is much improved, don’t you?


Cheers!


8 Comments
Hilary Darmousseh
Such a cute idea!!! I definitely want to try this one out.
Sara in Oklahoma
I be you could use shoulder pads as cute little shallow pockets… Hm…. 🙂
Zachy Leigh
You have brilliant ideas of transforming new outfits like what you did with the Ladies Skirt.
Wendy in Portland
Amazing the extra pizazz to the skirt by adding the pocket-and women’t clothes are mostly very lacking in pockets-so extra bonus to add one!
chicaandaluza
Much improved indeed and I love the contrast thread and pocket.
Sunduri Das
Very cute.
charityshopchic
Cute pocket! 🙂
Wish I could say it was freakishly hot here in London…
ReFashionista
Thanks! Temps have hit the 100s today! I’m sure many of us would trade places with you! 🙂