Repurposed Skirt: Girls Skirt From a Ladies Skirt

I found a beautiful 100% linen Gap skirt at the thrift store. It was in perfect condition, and I loved the print.

It was size 0, which would fit my older daughter, but it would have been a bit short for her.

I just couldn’t leave that beautiful skirt at the store, since it only cost $1.59!

Suddenly, I had an idea: I could alter it to fit my younger daughter! She had requested a skirt for her birthday, and pink is her favorite color–it was the perfect option!

Come along as I show you how to repurpose a women’s skirt to a girls’ skirt!

Repurposing a Women’s Skirt to a Girls’ Skirt

The skirt has a waistband that forms a sort of hollow casing, and it also has a left side zipper.

I realized that I could easily open the casing just a little on each end and insert some elastic, making the waist narrower so that it would fit my little girl with a very small waist.

I started by measuring the waistband of a skirt she has that fits her well.

Then I carefully unpicked a portion of the waistband on each side (and you have a nice view of some chipping nail polish on my thumbnail!).

I attached a safety pin to one end of the elastic, and fed it through one side of the waistband…

Pulling it through to the other side.

I held the other end of the elastic down with a pin, to keep it from getting lost in the casing.

Then I put a pin at the other end of the elastic, to hold it in place.

I stitched straight down through the elastic.

And then I stitched the other side.

Then it was time to close the waistband casing back up.

The waistband is now smaller! Here is the front view:

And here is the back view, so you can see the gathered section.

It fit her perfectly, and she loves it. I was very happy to have a beautiful linen skirt for only $1.59!

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