Easy Upcycled Denim Skirt Tutorial
Here’s another great denim upcycle you can try. Use some old jeans to make this fun denim mini skirt!
Let's jump into it.
Tools and materials:
- Old jeans
- Ruler
- Fabric marker or chalk
- 6-inch zipper
- Scissors
- Thread
- Sewing machine
- Decorative appliques (optional)
1. Measure and cut fabric
Cut off one leg of your old jeans, below the crotch, and measure 14 inches from the top (or your desired skirt length.)
Cut out your skirt template.
Line up your template on the other jeans leg.
Mark the bottom a bit lower than your template and cut out the skirt fabric from your second leg.
Turn both pieces inside-out and cut off the inner seam.
2. Mark front and back panels
Use fabric chalk to mark the shorter piece as the front and the longer piece as the back.
With the pieces together and lined up at the bottom, mark the waist circumference, hip line and hip circumference as indicated in the image above on the front panel.
Sketch in and cut out the outline of your skirt.
On the back panel, mark 4-inches in from the seam edge and 4-inches down for a dart.
Make a small snip on the waistline at the dart mark.
Mark the waist, hip line and hip circumference as shown in the above image on the wrong side of the back panel.
Use your fabric chalk to connect all the measurements.
With the back panel facing out, mark out where a 6-inch zipper will go from the top.
3. Sew side seams
Sew both side seams, allowing for the zipper to be attached later.
Fold the skirt in half, and trim the excess fabric from the sides.
4: Make side cut-outs
On the back panel, mark and measure 3 inches up the side, from the bottom, and 4 inches on the bottom from the side.
Connect those two marks with a curved line.
Cut that corner out of fabric.
Fold in and pin the edges of both of those openings.
5. Sew the hem
Fold in and pin the bottom edge of the skirt.
Sew all the pinned edges.
6. Attach the zipper
Pin and sew the zipper into the open zipper allowance.
7. Make a waistband
On the remaining piece of the jeans leg, draw two straight lines the length of the fabric, 1½ inches apart.
Cut that strip from both layers of fabric and trim to 14½ inches long.
Sew the strips together along a short edge.
Pin the waistband to the top of the skirt.
Fold the waistband over and sew it in place.
Your skirt, inside-out, should now look like this.
8. Add decorative elements
Glue on any decorative elements you would like.
Upcycled denim skirt
And here is your really cute, finished denim skirt.
This upcycle denim skirt is so fun and playful; I hope you make one for yourself and leave a comment to let me know how it turned out!
Next, check out my Zara Dupe Tutorial: Easy Crop Sweater DIY Idea.
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