Bev brought a bundle of brown garments to the Biloela workshop that she was no longer wearing, including a pair of trousers. This outfit was created by flipping the trousers upside down and turning them into an elastic waist skirt, with the zip remaining in place to act as a front-slit feature.

We estimated how long Bev wanted the finished skirt to be, then cut off the bottom part of the legs accordingly. We then filleted the inside leg seams and instead of them being joined front to back (as when trousers) they are then joined front to front (and back to back) to form the skirt. It is just a matter of pinning then sewing the seams so they blend into the existing seam (which was top of trousers). The angle on the front seam was such that we did not need to add an insert panel.

With the back seam, Bev cut a section from the leg off-cut to fill the gap at the back and just zigzagged this in place (sorry didn’t get a photo of this). Once you have the skirt shape completed, neaten the edge, measure a piece of elastic to fit your waist, sew it into a circle and then turn the top of the skirt down over it and sew in place (take care not to catch the elastic in the seam).

This upside-down trouser skirt worked well with one of the brown tops Bev had on hand. The Biloela upcyclers were so productive, it is amazing they are still providing Sew it Again refashions weeks later!