I'm practically fresh out of Sunday clothes. Nothing fits! I borrowed most of my maternity clothes when I was pregnant with Penelope (best thing ever, btw), so this time around I don't have the same wardrobe to work with. It's good & bad. Now I only have two maternity dresses & no maternity skirts, oh and Chris hates one of the dresses. This pretty much brings back stressful memories of getting ready for church as a child where I literally had nothing to wear besides what I wore the week prior. But don't think I had a deprived childhood. I was just terribly picky with clothes. Still am. I have about 7 yards of this vintage jersey knit material that I've been meaning to make something out of and a maternity skirt seemed to fit the bill. When it comes to maternity fashion, my philosophy is: if you've got it, flaunt it. Show off that belly bump, don't hide it under yards & yards of fabric. When I try on flowy maternity skirts, I feel like they make me look 15 lbs heavier & 6 inches shorter, so I like the more fitted approach. I definitely use this when it comes to pants: HELLO JEGGINGS! You are my fave. Outfit Details:

• headband - Forever 21
• jacket - thrifted
• top - Forever 21
• skirt - handmade
• tights - Legxicon - c/o lexicon
• shoes - Aldo

So here we are. I now have 3 dressy maternity items in my closet. The skirt took me 2 or so hours to make, watching Friday Night Lights while sewing really slows down my process. It was a very easy skirt to make, I'm sure if I did it again, it'd take me less than 15 minutes. You want to know the best part about making this skirt? I didn't have to hem anything. It was pretty remarkable. Click on the button above to download the tutorial. This tutorial is free for personal use and should not be distributed without my consent. If you would like to use this tutorial for commercial purposes, please email me. Thanks!