DIY lace skirt

You might have seen, if you follow me on Instagram, the fun peachy-champagne colored dress I was pondering at Altar’d State. I had a giftcard AND the dress was on sale for about 12 or 13 buck…

I must be feeling very generous today, because I'm here to give you two fabulous tips...all in ONE blog post. A two for one deal, and on a Monday no less! I'm extra mournful this Monday...we had a cold snap that destroyed all my newly planted flowers on my deck. I am devastated. One week. One week is all I got to enjoy them before they are already dead. Plants must shriek in terror when I purchase them. They know they are going to certain death. Its tragical really. My consolation are these…

Hello friends! Here's one of my latest sew-fast projects. I mentioned during my past slide.show.sunday post about making a skirt from a tablecloth... and this is it! I thrifted a round lace tablecloth and quickly whipped it up into a big, flouncy skirt. I know, I'm laughing at myself for this one too... it is teetering on the edge of ridiculous in my books - but it was still fun and worth a quick tutorial for any of you who dare. ;o) It makes for such a pretty tapestry... I want to drape it…

Check out this tutorial for step-by-step instructions on how to sew a lace skirt with an elastic waistband and ruffled trim.

Learn how to hem lace with four different methods. Lace is a beautiful fabric to work with and sewing it can be easy if you know the right techniques.

Try this easy, cheater's method of making a underskirt. Follow these quick instructions for an easy, beginner's sewing project.

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This project is a great way to upcycle an old skirt and transform it into something new.

On tuesday and wednesday I made a petticoat from two old lace curtains I bought from a charity shop for 2 euros each. I wanted my skirt to be about 60 cm long so I cut the curtains into strips 22 cm wide (20 cm + 1 cm on each side to be sewn). With this width I would need 3 rows of 20 cm strips. Here's one of the curtains folded in half, the strip meant for the bottom part of the petticoat already cut out. The rest of the strips I cut horisontally. I measured the bottom strips and got 7,6 m…