jersey bedsheets: reincarnated as toddler yoga skirt

So, remember these?

....Those free bedsheets I got a couple weeks ago? Well, they have officially begun their new, reincarnated life:

Behold the toddler yoga skirt! (Is she great at modeling poses or what?) This was the first project that I was immediately excited about making when I got those gray jersey sheets.

A blurry shot of her Anna-belly, so you can [kind of] see the cute folded-over waistband (just like the grown-up version of this skirt).

The ensemble is completed with her freshly made babylegs, repurposed from $2 Target knee socks. (I was introduced to these by Keight @ Put Up Your Dukes, who sells this exact pair in her Etsy shop, and who in turn was inspired by Raechel's tutorial.)

Seriously folks, this skirt took me about 30 minutes to whip together. And I am no expert sewer - I learned a year ago, but have only had my machine for a month. It was incredibly easy. I wish I could give you a tutorial, but the fact is, I didn't even need one to figure this out.

Admittedly it was made easier for me by the fact that Annabel already has a pink version of this skirt from American Apparel. I was able to use that skirt for measurements and as a template, which was great since I knew that it fit her just right. I also got some help from a sewing book I borrowed from my friend. But even if I hadn't had these helps, I could have easily figured this one out on my own. The whole skirt is basically two half-circles and a waistband. Check out Dana's circle skirt tutorial for the skirt part, but substitute jersey fabric, and make your own jersey waistband instead of using elastic. I only used straight stitches on this entire project. I didn't even bother zigzagging the raw edges, because with the way jersey rolls up, it just seemed unnecessary. (Besides, I...err...ummm...haven't learned how to do zigzag stitches yet. That's next on my sewing to-do list.)

Blue Steel. I told you she was good at modeling poses.

I know, I'm irresistible. You can kiss me now.