For The Mom That Loves Balls...

As promised my handmade mother's day gift... I give you the "Nice Balls" skirt for mom's everywhere that love balls!

I can't resist a good ball pun...

This skirt was sooooo easy! (or at least it would have been if my mom wasn't super tiny and I didn't have to redo the waist size for the third time...)

I originally found the baseball fabric in the quilting cotton section at Joann's and knew it would look amazing paired with a Cardinals shirt! You can also order the fabric online here and it is also available in a cream and navy variety (it looks like it is also a $1 off this week).

As I mentioned my mother is very thin... I made the skirt based on my measurements but knowing she is a bit smaller than me I adjusted accordingly. When I was done the elastic had more stretch than I was expecting and I knew it would be too big. So like any good daughter I used my seam ripper on that damn zig zag stitch and tried again. When I gave it to her yesterday it fit (yay!) but she wanted it to be more of a slim fit (boo!). Who knew my mom was so chic? Needless to say I will be cozying up with my seam ripper once again, however this time I have two rows to take out... the things you do for mom!

There is a silver lining to this story though! Since, I had to adjust the waist I went back to Joann's to get some different elastic because I didn't like the feel of the original waistband. While I was there what do I find but CARDINALS RIBBON! Seriously it was meant to be! Thus the belt/sash was added and I think it really makes the skirt!

I had planned to make myself a skirt too but used a bit more fabric than I thought I would. That isn't going to stop me of course... I will be purchasing more fabric and am thinking I will use the scraps for some game day wristlets!

I decided a tutorial wasn't really necessary since there are a million out there already. This is just a really simple skirt made from a rectangle of fabric, one seam and some elastic... sew simple (sew punny!) You can google easy skirt, fast skirt, one seam skirt, etc... But since I am already here I might as well do the work for you. Here are some links with tutorials to get you started!

Adult Sized Simple Skirt
Kid Sized Simple Skirt


Did you make your mom a gift for mother's day? If you are a mom what is your favorite mother's day gift?