Linen Skirt Look - Indoor Shannon

Can you believe I didn’t have a single simple gathered skirt pattern in my stash? I mean, I know you don’t really need a pattern for that project but sometimes it’s nice to not have to do any math and just follow someone else’s hard work…LOL. So, what did I do when I wanted to create an easy, quick linen skirt in this hot pink fabric? I simply took a dress pattern I owned and adapted it for the skirt. Here’s the rundown on how this simple Linen Skirt came together and how easy it was to style it with inexpensive finds.

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I started with this fun fabric I recently picked up while thrifting. I personally love the thrill of the hunt, especially for fabric. And I feel it helps reduce waste while being easy on the bank account. So, I was super excited when I found this linen blend in hot pink on a recent trip. You know I love my hot pink as seen here and here.

Now, I just needed a pattern to use. I began with a vintage vogue and it used every last piece of fabric to cut it out. That should have been my indication that it would be huge. And it was. Super gathered, way unflattering so I decided to pick a slimmer skirt pattern. I recently sewed the Lily Pattern for Made for Mermaids and thought the skirt, which comes in multiple lengths would be perfect.

The skirt is a bit slimmer through the hips while still being elastic waisted and it has pockets! Which is always a plus. I simply took the skirt piece to the pattern and laid it out on my way too large skirt I had cut out. I left a few inches hang over the top edge of the pattern when cutting out the skirt to allow for my casing. I had used a wider elastic in my first attempt at the skirt and so I added enough extra fabric at the top to keep the pre-pressed casing lines from my first attempt. I then cut the knee length option and got sewing. With the extra fabric I cut off from my first skirt I had plenty of fabric for the pockets. I also had cut a sash out when I cut out the first skirt.

I love that this skirt is quick to sew and easy to wear. If you are new to sewing you have a nice basic pattern to follow if you own the Made for Mermaids Lily Pattern. But it certainly would be even easier to buy a simple gathered skirt pattern if you don’t want to mess with figuring out the extra casing fabric you need to add on to the top of the skirt. For the sash, I simply cut as long a rectangle as I could with the fabric I was using by 6 inches wide. Then sewed the sash, right sides together leaving an opening in the center to turn it. I sewed each end into an angle for this look. Then turn the sash right sides out, press, and hand sew the opening closed.

Add a couple quick accessories from Amazon and Walmart, and you have yourself a cute little outfit that didn’t cost much to put together. (Similar wedges shown, all others are exact links.) Here is the bag shown in the picture below.

I am so happy I found this fabric at the thrift store and have a simple linen skirt to last me from spring through summer. Make sure to keep your eyes out for second hand fabric- you never know what you may find. All of the looks below were thrifted fabric finds!

Until next time,

Happy Sewing