Florida Chick No-sews a Skirt

The last time I made a skirt I was in 5th grade. I went to the fabric store with my grandma, picked out a purple and pink plaid flannel material and a pattern for a poofy skirt with detachable suspenders - it was, for me, the perfect dress. It took me two full Saturdays in my grandma's sewing room to complete, and when I did, I wore it everywhere.

After that project, my sewing interest went downhill quickly. I suppose as I got older I preferred to spend my Saturdays hanging with friends...at the mall...where I could buy my clothes. I must say that I come by my lack of sewing interest (and ability) hereditarily. Once, in ninth grade I asked my mom to sew my name patch on the back of my cheerleading sweater - and she did, she also sewed the front and back of the sweater together so that when I tried to put it on, my head got stuck half-way through. My dad fixed it for me.

All that being said, I decided to challenge myself to make a skirt today. I know its not exactly the old-fashioned way with patterns and thimbles...or needles and thread. But I've been dying to try this fusable webbing stuff - and what better way than recycling an old pair of jeans into a sassy new skirt. I found the directions at familyfun.com ,(just type the words "denim skirt" into the search box) sharpened my scissors, heated up my iron, and in just 2 hours made a skirt...yes, 2 whole hours. Thats the stink of it - between tediously ripping out the seams of the jeans and pressing and holding the webbing it took 2 whole hours to make the skirt. (I was hoping that without the needles and thread and thimbles I could knock this baby out in 20 minutes)

All in all, and the two hours aside, I was pretty proud of myself, a new skirt for just the cost of the webbing ($2.99) and extra credit for recycling used clothing. I was going to wear my new creation this afternoon to show everyone, but as soon as I ironed out the wrinkles and tried it on, Kaitlyn's bunny decided to jump on my lap and pee all over me...hopefully she's not letting me know what she thinks of my new project...