Easy DIY: Slimming Pencil Skirt

"This simple pencil skirt project could be completed in about an hour and half if you use fabric scraps or under an hour if you use one piece of fabric. I suggest stretchy fabric if you’d like to avoid installing a zipper. In this skirt I used some scraps of black scuba and two swatches of lace patterned fabric I’ve had for a while. Strategically placing the black scuba on the skirt’s sides visually subtracts 5 lb. Lace-like patterns always look elegant without revealing too match skin."

NotesUsing stretchy fabric makes this pattern really simple, so you can just draw it right on the fabric.

Another wonderful thing about this pattern is that it allows you to use scraps of fabric from previous projects. Nothing goes to waste!

Project TypeMake a Project

Time to CompleteIn an evening

Sewn byEither Hand or Machine

Materials List

• fabric for the sides of the skirt – mine is 9 inch wide and 21 inch long
• fabric for the front and back – hips circumference minus 8 inch + 1 inch seams allowance and 21 inch long
• elastic – waist circumference minus 1 inch
• scissors
• threads
• sewing machine (optional, you can also hand sew the skirt)