UPCYCLED NO. 3 - Mini Skirt Out Of Curtains?

I have definitely found this whole upcycling thing to be so much fun and I love documenting it on here. Today's post is probably my favourite because I basically made it from scratch and I'm just super proud of how it turned out. 

There is a bit of a story about where I got this fabric from. Basically, my mum wanted some new curtains but when she bought them, she realised that they were too long but instead of returning them, I just took them up and so this fabric, what I cut off from the original curtains. Obviously, you have two curtains and because one of the trimmings wasn't long enough to become a full skirt, I had to match the pattern and attach both trimmings to create a bigger fabric to work with. 

This was a complete trial and error process, so it took a while but I feel like I got there in the end. There is a zip fastening at the back, so it is super easy to get on and off because the fabric has no stretch at all, but it also meant that I could make the shape super fitted. 

My only issue with this skirt is that it is quite short and so I am contemplating adding a third panel around the bottom, just to give it a little more length but we will see what I end up doing with it. This was a super fun process though and I just love how these were made of curtains because, I think, that the fabric works really nicely as a skirt fabric because of the way it holds shape.

I can't wait to carry on with this series, and hopefully, like this one, I will be able to find some unique ways of reusing fabric. 

Grace xx