How to Shorten a Skirt and Keep the Original Hem

March 17, 2020

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Hello there! Thanks for stopping by my shop. I'm Sarah, a young lady who loves the Lord and loves making quilts! I've been sewing for as long as I can remember- probably since I was 7 or 8 years old. I think back to some of my earlier creations and laugh! :) About eight years ago I made my first quilt, tracing my own pattern from a quilt on my parents' bed. I was so intrigued with their quilt and I would sit and stare at it, loving how all the pieces fitted together perfectly to form the different blocks that made up the quilt. Then one day I decided to trace the pieces on their quilt and make my own. So, I made my first quilt and I haven't stopped since! :) It just pushes my happy button SOO much to work with fabric and turn it into a lovely quilt. Throughout the years it has always been a dream of mine to start my own quilting business. In 2019 I made some baby quilts for my newborn niece and my cousin's baby, and I got the idea to start making and selling baby qu

I had a skirt that was really long and hard for me to walk in, so I decided to shorten it. But the only problem was that I really wanted to keep the original hem. So, I decided to try my hand at doing just that!

I figured out what length I wanted the skirt and cut the rest off. Make sure you allow for seam allowance and leave it 1 to 2 inches longer than you really want it.