I had also made the P4P free pencil skirt with the LMU maternity add on hack (you can see that outfit in my previous blog post here). It makes it very easy if you are using a patterned fabric and trying to match the pattern. Both the front and back pieces are ruched which gives it a really nice even look. There is slight curve in the front waist which helps it stay up over the bump. I don’t want to take a picture of the shape of the pattern pieces, but they were very different then I have used before, I was really happy about how it accommodated for The Bump. I made my measured size and followed the directions exactly. The pictures in the directions were some of the best I’ve seen, so easy to understand. The directions were really clear and well written. The pattern isn’t trimless which is always an extra step, but it came together very nicely and there weren’t many pages given that its just a pencil skirt. This designer has many maternity patterns to chose from, which is fabulous for baby brain- no extra hacking! There are three options to this pattern (knee length, mid length, and ruffle hem).
The skirt I did with this bodice is the Erin maternity skirt by Megan Neilson. I followed the directions for construction ( I love the binding on the neckband!) but instead of attaching the skirt I just did a 1 inch hem on the bottom. After wearing this for a while that may have been a little short, I would recommend starting about 1 inch below that line. Then I used the “shorten/lengthen line” to start the front angle. I used my handy dandy butcher paper and traced the bodice. The only modification I did to the bodice was change the front hem line. I love that I can use a regular pattern and modify it for maternity, that way I’m using it before, during and after pregnancy. This one is also part of the staples collection so its only $5. If you have read any of my previous posts you know how much I love the drafting and directions for GG patterns. I’m not so sure how/if the pencil skirt will transition into nursing (I’m thinking no) but they are easy to whip up so worth it to make in order to look and feel cute while carrying The Bump.įor this crop top I used the bodice of The With Love Dress by George and Ginger.
MATERNITY PENCIL SKIRT FULL
Since, well, Pinterest is FULL of pencil skirts and crop tops for maternity I was very inspired. I know of two different maternity pencil skirts and so I was interested in comparing the fit/construction of them. It makes building a capsule wardrobe really easy if you are thinking about doing that. I’m on a bit of separates kick at the moment.
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