I recently bought two metres of this pretty knit fabric from Spotlight (40% off!) with the intention of making a dress of some sort. 

But this afternoon I decided to make it into a maxi skirt.  I simply cut the full two metre length to 95cm wide.  I sewed it with right sides together to create a seam and then created a casing at the top for elastic and hemmed the bottom.  This was a half hour project, and I’m very happy with the end result.

I’ve never been into long skirts or dresses but I’ve really enjoyed wearing this this afternoon. I think it’s going to be a favourite!  And the best part – I have the remaining 55cm width of the two metres of fabric to make a short version.  You really should give this a try…if you can sew a straight seam this is the project for you.