A Kelly craze

I’ve been seeing all kinds of Kelly skirts all over Pinterest for ages. On Friday I went to the fabric store for some thread and somehow left with the Kelly skirt pattern. Whoops.

Then I dug through my fabric at home and found some fabric that seemed perfect for it and cranked out this one!

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I used a some sort of twill that I had lying around, and stole the buttons off of a dress my sister gave me that I’ve been altering. Since there’s only one button on the waistband, I added a snap button right below the top button to keep that area flush. I also shortened it by about 6″ because I look terrible in longer skirts.

The waistband is a tiny bit too big but otherwise I love how it turned out!

Then the other day I was at the other fabric store getting some buttons and somehow ended up leaving with a gorgeous salmon-y coral pink linen blend, with which I made a second Kelly skirt. Whoops.

Kelly skirt
Apparently this one needs a snap button too. 

This fabric is lighter and more flowy than the first one, and I shortened the waistband a little so it fits perfectly. The only problem is that now I’m totally ready for spring.

Anddd I may have bought some mustard colored sateen for a third one. Any ideas on what color/kind of buttons to use for that one?

14 thoughts on “A Kelly craze”

  1. Ummmmm whaaaaat??? These are both SO CUTE! Love ’em! But now I have to stay strong and not buy another pattern! I’ve been resisting, but yours is just so cute!

  2. Lovely skirts! The pattern is on my wishlist, hopefully someone will give it to me one day. Or otherwise I’ll buy it myselves 🙂

  3. I just found your blog and I am completely in love with everything you make! These skirts are adorable and I am in LOVE with those buttons you got off your sisters dress. So cute!

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A Kelly craze

I’ve been seeing all kinds of Kelly skirts all over Pinterest for ages. On Friday I went to the fabric store for some thread and somehow left with the Kelly skirt pattern. Whoops.

Then I dug through my fabric at home and found some fabric that seemed perfect for it and cranked out this one!

DSC_2384

I used a some sort of twill that I had lying around, and stole the buttons off of a dress my sister gave me that I’ve been altering. Since there’s only one button on the waistband, I added a snap button right below the top button to keep that area flush. I also shortened it by about 6″ because I look terrible in longer skirts.

The waistband is a tiny bit too big but otherwise I love how it turned out!

Then the other day I was at the other fabric store getting some buttons and somehow ended up leaving with a gorgeous salmon-y coral pink linen blend, with which I made a second Kelly skirt. Whoops.

Kelly skirt
Apparently this one needs a snap button too. 

This fabric is lighter and more flowy than the first one, and I shortened the waistband a little so it fits perfectly. The only problem is that now I’m totally ready for spring.

Anddd I may have bought some mustard colored sateen for a third one. Any ideas on what color/kind of buttons to use for that one?

15 thoughts on “A Kelly craze”

  1. Ummmmm whaaaaat??? These are both SO CUTE! Love ’em! But now I have to stay strong and not buy another pattern! I’ve been resisting, but yours is just so cute!

  2. Lovely skirts! The pattern is on my wishlist, hopefully someone will give it to me one day. Or otherwise I’ll buy it myselves 🙂

  3. I just found your blog and I am completely in love with everything you make! These skirts are adorable and I am in LOVE with those buttons you got off your sisters dress. So cute!

Comments are closed.