Clothes Making

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I'm on this 'make your own clothes' kick. I really love long, flowy skirts but don't want to pay prices for really neat unique ones. So, I decided to try my own. Basically, I peruse the WalMart sale section for fabric (usually a $1 a yard; sometimes $2 for really good fabrics). I've been collecting remnants over time to make a quilt and noticed the sale prices. Anyway, here are a few things I've made. Skirts are the easiest. I'm overweight so I use about a yard and a half for each skirt though I usually buy around 3 yards (it's only $3 so what the heck). I would think that a thinner person would only need a yard, if even that. The first skirt is using elastic which I thought it would be complicated but turned out amazingly easy. The second skirt using a draw-string method which is OK but I think I would have prefered the elastic. Probably because I made the waste too large. The third is pants. Again, I used elastic but made the waste to big so it bunches a bit. I might fix it later. I made the mistake of making it a skirt first, then cutting & sewing it into pants. Fortunately, I have another yard & a half so I might make a skirt, too. I absolutely LOVE the material! Both skirts are ankle length.









I don't sew very well. My sewing machine feeder needs to be fixed so I'm just pulling the fabric through. *shrugs*

I made a really cool pillow, too. Pictures on that later.

Sorry for the crappy pics!

QUESTION: I'm interested in making like bloomers or something similar to wear under skirts so my legs don't rub when I have to do large amounts of walking. If I find a basic short design, would that work? I've never used patterns before and, to be honest, don't really want to.I