Throughout this pregnancy i just keep finding myself coming back to the Ruched Maternity skirt pattern over and over again. So while i was reformatting the pattern for PDF, i thought it might be a good time to add in some more options (you know i love my options!). This one is the below knee/midi version! I really like how it turned out, though admittedly i did get a tad lazy at the end and couldn’t be bothered hemming it properly. I know. Hemming would have only take 5 minutes…. and yet, i just couldn’t bring myself to sit behind the machine for a second longer.
When it comes to making my own maternity wardrobe i end up embracing the raw edges of jersey a lot. I know in the sewing blog world everyone often gets really caught up in making everything absolutely perfect. But i’m a great believer in being reasonable, and sometimes it’s just not worth it. To be honest, i kind of can’t see the point in being overly perfectionistic about clothing i will only wear for 6 months . Which is why more often than not you’ll see some element that is “unfinished” in the maternity pieces i make up for myself.
Fabric wise, i went for a thinner fabric than i normally would in this skirt – and thats because the darkness and the horizontal stripes left me confident that i wouldn’t feel too exposed in a thin skirt. That’s definitely been the case because i’ve worn it 3 times in the last two weeks and thats a lot for any piece of clothing! Can’t wait to share with you the ruffled hem version of this skirt – turned out so cute!! I really wanted to make myself a maxi version too – but given how overheated i’ve been feeling recently i couldn’t bring myself to wear something that long. Oh well!
[Make this look]
Skirt: Megan Nielsen Ruched Maternity skirt // Pattern + similar fabric
Top: Megan Nielsen Briar crop top // Pattern + similar fabric
Shoes: Swedish Hasbeens // T strap sky high in natural
Necklace: Clydes Rebirth
Headband: Mimco
