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Friday, July 5, 2024

Project Runway - Repurposed Denim

Sadie loves dresses so much she is always wanting me to wear one too.  So I had an idea to make a scooter skirt.  Yes, I grew up in the 70’s but I think the scooter skirt could be making a come back. 
My mother still had this girls size 7 pattern.   Even though it was a little small,  I thought I might could work it to fit.  At first I thought about using some sort of very cheap fabric to practice on.  Then I had the idea of using some old jeans. 
 

I have several stacks of Joe’s worn out Wranglers.  A little seam ripping, cutting and sewing and I have my very own 


Scooter skirt!  I feel like it is much cuter in real life.  I will blame any frumpiness on the photographer.
For the back I ended up just using the back of one of the pairs of jeans so it already had pockets.  I also reused a zipper for the side opening.  


What do you think, will scooter skirts make a comeback? 

3 comments:

  1. We used to call them skorts back in the day (I'm dating myself there!)
    You did a good job!

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  2. Love how you adapted the design to reuse the jeans you had on hand. Well done. Pockets are a great addition. I think they are cute. You may have to make some for the grand kids :)

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  3. Kylie has a lot of these so they're definitely back. They're called Skorts in the store now. Looks great! I'm sure Sadie approves

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