My dear friend Laura is having a baby.  I'm so incredibly excited for her!!!!!  Unfortunately, she's having a hard time finding modest maternity clothes that don't cost a gazillion bucks!  I have been looking at second hand stores to see what was out there.  After looking around, I didn't think it wouldn't be hard to make a maternity skirt out of a regular skirt.  I went home and did some research.

I googled "making maternity skirt out of regular skirt".  Believe it or not, many websites came up.  The easiest one I found used an old skirt and t-shirt.  I went back to my favorite place to shop - GW Fashions - and bought some skirts and t-shirts. 

Here are the directions.  It's pretty easy!!!  :)

First, I layed out the skirt.  Then I folded it in half - side seam to side seam.  I measured down about 8" and used a bowl to make the curve for the tummy and then went straight up to the top of the skirt instead of following the bowl.

Easy, right??  ****Side note -  if you are observant, you will notice the first skirt is green and the second skirt is khaki.  Well, being the genius that I am, I cut through all the layers of the khaki skirt (which was originally the first skirt).  Now the khaki skirt looks like a jumper.  I will post a picture at the end of the blog :p ******

Cut out the the belly area.      ***UGH, another side note.  The wet is from my pencil markings.  I erased them and then I wet it down.  I couldn't find chalk or my invisible pen :(     *********

Lay out the t-shirt.  You're going to use the bottom of the shirt.  Take the piece that you cut of the skirt and lay it at the bottom of the shirt.  Make sure the hem of the shirt and the top of the skirt are together.  Trace the skirt piece onto the shirt.  Cut the shirt.

This skirt had a lining, so I zig zagged the lining and the skirt together. 

Pin the right sides together and sew!!  :)

There it is.  A maternity skirt made from a t-shirt and a regular skirt.  Hopefully, it will do the trick ;)