Closet Confection: And Sew It Goes…

{Necessary Clothing top, Self-Made skirt & bracelet, Giuseppe Zanotti shoes, Foever 21 clutch, H&M necklace & ring, Gucci sunglasses}

After acquiring a sewing machine last Christmas, I finally mustered up the resolve to actually make something. Well, that’s not entirely true.  I attempted to make a skirt from a store-bought pattern last month, but I wound up cutting the material only half as wide as I was supposed to (long story, I’ll spare myself the embarrassment you the details).  After that failed attempt, I remembered this post from What Would a Nerd Wear on how to make the “World’s Easiest Skirt”.  The title sounded promising, so I decided to give it a shot…

BEST DECISION EVER!

As someone who’d never used a sewing machine before, I’m pretty pleased with the results.   I felt so crafty afterwards that I used some of my leftover scraps to make this bracelet (I just wrapped the fabric around a plain plastic bangle and secured the ends with a knot on the inside).  I then started to make matching legwarmers and a bandana, but Eric told me to go to bed because I was obviously delirious with exhaustion…