Renovations
Family
Home DIYS
About Us
Shop
Design Guides

Beautiful Spaces for Functional Families

Farm-to-table jianbing kickstarter, mixtape taxidermy actually scenester. Asymmetrical tattooed locavore meggings.

Hello & welcome

Top Categories

DIY projects

Collaborations

business

read more

personal

Reveal: the Juniper Hotel Project

How to Create a Gallery Wall

My Fav Natural Beauty Products

read post

read post

read post

Popular right now

DIY

DIY: No-Sew Scallop Edge Lace Skirt

February 23, 2012

DIY

Posted 09/12

My lovely sister Jana gave me some lace fabric, and I immediately thought of converting it into a lace skirt. This is one you can layer on top of any color skirt…
Supplies:
Lace fabric – approx. 1 yard
Zipper (found a set here)
Hem Tape
Iron
Skirt you will wear underneath.

Instructions:
1) Fold your fabric in half evenly and lay underneath the skirt you will wear over. Line the tops together.
Cut along the sides leaving a 1/4-1/2 inch on either side. (I did not cut along the left side since it was a fold, and only cut along the top of that side.
2) Using an iron, fold edges over and place hem tape between. Seal edges.
3) Using hem tape, seal the zipper to the edges on the top section of both sides using the iron.
4. Over lap the rest of the sides slightly and seal with hem tape. Also seal the last top section of the right side to fit your waist line accordingly.
5. Depending on your fabric, you should be able to cut along the pattern to create a scallop edge.
(To make it long lasting and durable cut the same way but stitch/sew along the edges!)

{Neon Cardi & Skinny Belt: F21, Striped Tee: HM, Dress Skirt: Banana Republic Necklace: c/o BMB, Rosary Bracelet: Gift from Dad}
I will be pulling this out all spring/summer. Hope this inspires you to make the most of that fabric you have laying around and get creative with it! 
And thank you all for continuing to be amazing readers. Love hearing from you. I don’t have very much time to read and visit all my favorite blogs these days due to the babies, and ever growing to-do list, but when I do get the time, I will be visiting! 

+ Show / Hide Comments

Share to:

  1. sherri lynn says:

    What a great idea! You are so creative Anna! and the skirt looks beautiful!

  2. Wow, I’m so impressed!! The idea of this sounds hard, but you make it look so easy (and chic!) 🙂

  3. rolala says:

    I adore the sweet femininity of this. Will def. have to bookmark to try. Thanks Anna!

  4. Megan says:

    uhm are you kidding me Anna? I hate you for your talent..and beauty…but i love you too..im so torn. 😉

  5. Wow, want a great DIY! thanks so much for sharing 🙂

    xx :: ashlyn

    let it be beautiful

  6. Francine says:

    Love this idea! I’m all about quick and easy DIYs. Cute outfit, too. =)

  7. LOVE LOVE LOVE this!! i want to make one now!!

  8. what a neat idea!
    love your cardigan.
    the color is perfect with your hair!

  9. You are so creative! I got a sewing machine for Xmas. I really need to get it out and start experimenting! This looks pretty simple!

  10. simplyvonne says:

    I always admire everything you do Anna! So glad to have found you blogging, simply love this skirt 🙂

    I feel like I dont have much time to blog now and I just have 1 baby! ha!

  11. That skirt is so beautiful. You did such an amazing job. And now I want about 3 of them.
    Sarah
    http://comingunstitched.blogspot.com

  12. Emma Koller says:

    This is such a fantastic idea and it looks so cute! Way to go!

  13. I love that!! Such a great idea. I love that necklace, too…

  14. Mayra Romero says:

    I absolutely love it!! looks great!!

  15. so lovely! I think the hardest part would be finding the right lace 🙂 I am so bad at finding fabric I really like! thanks for sharing!

  16. Camille says:

    beautiful new DIY! i am kicking myself for throwing away an old tan pencil skirt that had a tiny bleach spot on it. it would have been perfect!

    cheers.

  17. Alexa says:

    Beautiful as always Anna. You inspire me so much, especially since you are a mom too! I know how hard it is to keep up with everything. You are doing wonderfully! xo

  18. cute cute cute! this is adorable!!

    drop by allister bee soon!

  19. SIENA.STYLE says:

    wow that look so pretty
    good job

  20. bevy says:

    great idea! you did a wonderful job!

  21. Daisy says:

    Perfect! Thanks for the tutorial Anna 🙂 I’m going to try to make them into shorts as well!

  22. Mary says:

    I love lace and I love the skirt idea! Looks fabulous paired with the neon, Anna! Love it!

  23. Rach says:

    Love this look! So in right now. And can I just say I’m kinda still feeling all fuzzy inside that you commented on my blog and you’re following me! I LOOOOOOOOOOVE your blog and couldn’t believe it when I saw your name on my itsy bitsy followers list. That soooo made my day, you have no idea!

    rach
    modestemusings.blogspot.com

  24. Anna Elder says:

    This turned out really well! I love it. It’s so clean and fresh. What a great way to update your current wardrobe, because pencil skirts never go out of style. And of course you look adorable too. 🙂

  25. nikkijoy says:

    This is so gorgeous! I can’t believe what a simple make it is =) Might have to give this a go!

  26. Ali says:

    seriously love this.

  27. Jaclyn says:

    love that blue and yellow combo.

  28. stephanie says:

    this looks amazing anna!!! love it. you are so gorgeous!!!

  29. this is such a great diy. awesome job.

  30. So adorable!

    – Sara @ Gameday Stylist

  31. Debby says:

    ANNA!!!! You are brilliant. Not only beautiful but super talented. I can’t believe you made this skirt. I would totally buy that. I can’t even sew a hole in a sock. I am having sewing envy! xo

  32. Krista says:

    Ingenious Anna! I wish I could fly you to my house to help me figure out how to better pair things in my closet. Your style is so lovely!

  33. Nikki says:

    It’s adorable! I’m totally keeping my eye out for a plain skirt at goodwill now. Love it!

  34. Shea says:

    What a cute lace skirt! I love the scalloped hem and the bright zipper peeking out!

  35. Just added this DIY to my favorites of the week! 😉 Happy Weekend sweet Anna!

  36. Oh my goodness this is such a great DIY skirt!!!
    You look fab!

  37. Megan V says:

    Super adorable, Anna! You have such a chic and put together style. I love it!

  38. Lauren says:

    I always look at sewing projects and love them as an idea but am intimidated to try them. This looks professional and very manageable. Thank you for the idea.

  39. Jeweleee says:

    What a great idea!! I love it and it looks fantastic.

  40. This is fabulous, lovely lady—very do-able and pretty for Spring and Summer… thank you so much for sharing this with us 🙂

  41. Be Inspired says:

    You are so creative! Love this!:)

  42. That turned out really cute! I need to try it.

  43. This looks great. Thank you for sharing your process. I might be thrifting for a skirt to try this out over.

    Mommy Sauri~
    http://casadesauri.blogspot.com

  44. Jane says:

    now that looks like something even i could do. love love love it! thanks. Jane x

  45. What a smart and chic update! You rocked it! Janell

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Show more

All your favorites in one place....

Reader Favorites

don't miss

ABOUT US

Join us as we transform our spaces into a celebration of beauty, elegance and family.

is the center of every day life.

HOME

view posts

Learn from what we've done.

Design Guides

view posts

Adventures and organization.

Family Life

view posts

DIY-ing beautiful spaces!

Home Renovations

Dive into some of our most popular posts organized into collections.

Browse by Topic 

We created a fun and free quiz to figure out your design style. It's short, sweet, and to the point!

What's Your Design Style?

Take the quiz!

join us

@inhonorofdesign

Where we share the behind the scenes...

© In honor of design, llc 2026

Home
Categories
SHOP
Contact
Sponsors
About US
Search
Privacy & Terms

Beautiful Spaces for
Functional Families


powered by chloédigital