Epic Upcycle

This was the easiest skirt I've ever made. Probably the prettiest too.

I know, looks super duper complicated right?

One cut. One stitch. That's it. Took me like 10 minutes.

"No way Amie, that is like the prettiest skirt ever! (insert gushing and oohing and ahhing) You must be lying!"

Nope. I'm not. How is it possible to make a skirt with all these lovely ruffles with only one cut and one stitch?

It used to be a tablecloth. A vintage one. (This is my serious face.)

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Just like this one. Got it at an antique shop in South Carolina. Best six bucks I ever spent. I actually thought it was a skirt when I saw it across the room. So it was pretty much love at first sight.

(This is my flirty face.) I used Dana's circle skirt tutorial {find it here} Since the tablecloth was already a circle, and hemmed, and ruffled, all I had to do was figure out the measurements and sew the elastic on. I made it a teensy bit too big, because I didn't trust the measurements. "My fat butt cannot POSSIBLY fit through that hole!! (cuts it 1/2 inch more)." So ladies, if you do follow the tute, just trust Dana. She knows what she's doing.

I want to make a million more of these. So comfy, and gosh dang, SO FUN to spin in!!

Just watch out for bugs. They fly in your ears. And your eyes.

I found a similar tablecloth online if you don't feel like scouring antique shops for the perfect vintage tablecloth to wear. {Buy it here} Or you could always buy a few yards of cream eyelet, make a circle skirt, and sew a big ol' ruffle around the bottom.

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