We’ve been creating all kinds of new garments since our last Goodwill trip! This refashion comes from a tank top that we found in a pretty blue print combined with a pair of black jeans that were worn beyond repair in the legs. I sometimes wonder why I save old clothes so much – seems like they accumulate faster than I can create something with them. But, when I find something that works, like these jeans, I’m really happy, knowing it was worth it.

To get started, I cut the top off of a pair of jeans. In this picture below, this is my “first try” at where to cut the jeans. After a lot of trying on and tweaking, we decided that they should be cut just below the pockets in the back and just below the zipper in the front.

The top we used was a tank with tiers of ruffles – not too fluffy, but each a little wider than the layer above, so perfect for the bottom of this skirt.

Then, I stitched the bottom of the shirt to the cut off jeans. The blue fabric from the top was a little stretchy and easy to fit against the jeans. I folded the blue fabric in half and put a pin at the fold to mark the front and back. Then I matched this up with the front and back of the jeans (easy because of the seam). I stitched the two pieces together.

You’ll see there are two stitch lines. When I first put this together, I didn’t cut enough off of the jeans, and the skirt was overall too long. So, this is where I shortened the length and took up more of the jean material by sewing along the first stitch line. If I were to make this again, I would cut more off the jeans to start with, leaving only 1/2 inch below the pockets in back and zipper in front. I also thought about angling it a bit so it was slightly v-shaped. Mo didn’t like this idea so I left it as is. But, I might try that again if I make another skirt similar to this one.

Since the shirt was ready to go, it already had a hem on it, so I didn’t have to do anything else to it! This was a pretty easy project. Like any other refashion, the hardest part is the small tweaks to make sure you’ve fit everything just the way you want it. One inch in length doesn’t sounds like much, but took us two tries to get just the right amount taken up so that the length was good. Mo’s pretty happy with the results and I think it’s a unique and pretty skirt that looks good on her, custom made you might say. 🙂