DIY Upcycled Denim Skirt

Lately, I've been really liking the look of various shades of denim sewn together. Maybe it's just my way of using up those denim scraps but it creates a cool look when it all sewn together. I had some denim strips I've been wanting to use from my latest project and when I saw this Modern Gored Skirt Pattern I knew this would be a good one to try. I made an elastic waist to keep it comfortable and added Dritz Frog Closures for some additional detail to the front. Get the details below and make your own.

Supplies:

• various shades of denim
• Indygo Junction: Modern Gored Skirt Pattern
• Elastic
• Frog Closures
• General Sewing/Cutting notions
• Coats Thread for Jeans in Gold

DIY:

Cut the panels using the pattern. I went with different shades of denim. You can even use upcycled jeans. Begin sewing the panels together. 

Once you've sewn all the panels together to form a circle finish the seam allowances. I have a serger so that's what I used. 

Fold over the waist 1 1/4" and press down. I am using 1" elastic so I will want 1/4" for seam allowance. 

Sew down the waist hem leaving a 2" gap. Cut a strip of elastic that measures your waist measurement. Attach a safety pin to the end and glide through the casing. 

Once you have both ends of the elastic out, stitch together a 1/2" overlap using a zigzag stitch.

Sew closed the opening. 

Finish the bottom hem. I pressed 1/2" up and topstitched with Coats Thread for Jeans in gold. To add a bit more details I added Dritz Frog Closures to the side. Simply place on top and hand stitch on. 

*In collaboration with Dritz