Today, I wore the skirt that I refashioned last night. It's on its way to becoming a dress, but in the meantime, I am going to enjoy it as a skirt.
This was the before: extremely dowdy length. But I loved the soft cotton fabric and the pretty flowers. I saw the potential in this Value Village find. First thing I did was put a pin in where I wanted the skirt to end (mid-thigh) and then cut it about an inch below that.
I then folded over the raw edge and pinned it, ran it through my sewing machine and ironed it to get a crisp hem (and it looked really uneven before ironing). To get an even hem, I just made a snip an inch below my pin and started folding the fabric as I was cutting it. (PS if you're wondering what the grey fuzzy in the corner is, that's kitty's paws. He can't help but want to be in all of my photos.)
And here is the skirt after. Much sexier/cuter for spring/summer. Like I said, I have big plans for the excess fabric. But I was too excited about the skirt to wait to wear it!