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First off, Boo is going to have a little brother or sister! Hurray! We're very excited. Now that the first trimester's over, my energy levels are coming back up (hurray for that, too), and my baby bump is coming back out. (Not that you can tell in this picture. Which is nice, I guess.)
Even though Baby is still pretty small, he (or she--but I'll say "he" for simplicity) doesn't like to be squished. But I'm not quite ready for maternity clothes yet; I bet even non-pregnant people look pregnant in those things.
In my perfect world, maternity clothes would work for non-maternity just as well. It's an impossible dream much of the time, but not with this skirt.
This skirt is long, yet light (great because this will be my second pregnant-through-the-hot-humid-summer experience), and so comfy! And easy to make--it was a great beginner project. And I love that it works even with a tiny baby bump, will still fit with a big baby, and will transition back to no bump without another shopping trip.
(You can see the bump a little better in this picture, but really, Baby just isn't very big yet.)
This is thanks to the yoga style waistband. See? It's the same nice, comfy knit as the rest of the dress. (Yes, my first experience sewing with knits! I've overcome my fear of knits! I actually have another project I may do with the rest of the blue fabric from this skirt, if there's enough.) The waistband goes up over my baby bump now, and when Baby gets bigger...
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I'll just fold the waistband down again so it's entirely under the baby bump. (If I'd used a stretchier knit, this wouldn't be necessary, but I'm okay with folding.)
I'm super pleased. I may make myself another skirt or two, now that I've got some practice. I followed this tutorial from Elle Apparel. I used jersey knit, and measured my "waist" right under my baby bump.
I hope to post more maternity things as my pregnancy moves along, and if you know of some great maternity-themed tutorials, I'd love to hear about them!
Happy crafting!
I like your pictures here.
ReplyDeleteWell mostly the first one.
ReplyDeleteSweet Jill I need to make me one too because I will be doing the summer thing as well! Could we make it shorter, as in a few inches below the knee? or would that look funny?
ReplyDeleteI'm sure a knee-length skirt would look great, too. I'm actually planning on making one, myself. I just love this skirt! So far, I have made two long skirts and I have the fabric for a third--shorter--skirt.
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