If you follow me on Instagram, then you saw a sneak peek of this skirt on Labor Day.
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This is my second - and altered - version of Megan Nielsen's Ruched Maternity Skirt. Now that I have the fit worked out, this took very little time to sew up. I liked it so much that I had to wear it right away.
The fabric is a mid-weight viscose blend that I bought at Paron Fabrics. It sewed up beautifully. In fact, I went back and bought more so that I can make a top, too.
One of my pet peeves in maternity clothing is how poorly it's made. I've seen countless numbers of tops where the print matching is just terrible (here and here) - clearly no effort was made.
This is my second - and altered - version of Megan Nielsen's Ruched Maternity Skirt. Now that I have the fit worked out, this took very little time to sew up. I liked it so much that I had to wear it right away.
The fabric is a mid-weight viscose blend that I bought at Paron Fabrics. It sewed up beautifully. In fact, I went back and bought more so that I can make a top, too.
One of my pet peeves in maternity clothing is how poorly it's made. I've seen countless numbers of tops where the print matching is just terrible (here and here) - clearly no effort was made.
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| Matched stripes |
Really
how hard is it to even do a semi-decent job matching up stripes? This
really didn't take all that long - just a few minutes extra minutes
while cutting and then pinning - and yet it makes the skirt look so much
better.
In
these photos, I styled the skirt for fun, but I also plan to tone it
down a bit for work by wearing it with a white blouse and drapey black
cardi. I feel like this is more me than anything I've sewn to this point
of my pregnancy. It even warranted a "so, you'd alter that so it fits after pregnancy, too, right?" from Phin. So, it seems like it's a hit. Anyway, I'm really happy to have it in my wardrobe for both work and play.
