I’m really happy with the finished garment. It was fun to have the look of a dress but I’ll have more ways to wear them, as separates.

If I were to make the skirt again, I would apply the waistband as a separate band. With this approach, the basted stitches to gather the skirt would be in the body (not also within the waistband). The separate waistband would be a quick reference for how much to gather in the body. Going with a foldover waistband was more fiddly to take more time but it worked out OK in the end. I didn’t have a firm reference for how much to gather in the garment at the waist and just eyed the circumference of the elastic.

I wore this outfit a few times before I wrote this post (to test it out). When I used the pocket, the stretch in the fabric didn’t end up being a problem. The weight of my phone didn’t distort the pocket or the skirt. I’m so glad I didn’t skip including the pockets with this project.

If you’ve made a few sewing projects, think about which patterns have been your favorites. They could be a great canvas to experiment with pattern hacking. On finding pattern hacking inspiration, sometimes a pattern designer has blog posts on their own pattern hacks that they’ve made. You can also find more inspiration from other Maker’s pattern hacks online as well. If you’ve never hacked a sewing pattern, I invite you to jump in!

From this project, I have some knit fabric leftover that I’d love to use up! I’ve been finding scrap busting ideas with knit fabric ideas online (headbands, gathered pouches, appliqué, etc.) but I’d love to hear if you have any favorite ways to use up knit fabric scraps as well?