Couch Cover to Cute Pencil Skirt with Buckle Closure

Once upon a time (like 4 months ago) I had a couch.
It was an UGLY couch.
Well, at one time it was a pretty couch.
But it was a white couch.
I have kids.
Lots of them.
Not white for long.
It then became an ugly couch-and eventually a broken couch.
It always had to be covered.
I saved my pennies, bought a new couch for my Christmas present to myself and threw the old couch out the door.
I still had the covers, and instead of being wasteful, I decided to make me a skirt out of one.
You can't tell from the photo, but it's a yellow-ish suede kind of fabric.
Very soft and very washable (trust me-4 kids have tested it's wash-ability with everything they had).I cut that in half-so that the buckles were on one piece and the straps on the other.
I gave it a little extra room for (like 1/2 inch) for seam allowance.
Then I sewed it up the side...

I left the sides open so that I could make a closure for them.

I struggled with the button hole stitch the first time around, but since you can't see it, I didn't bother unpicking it.
...and TA DA!
So, I probably should have thrown it in the dryer for a minute or two, or sprayed it with some water and got those wrinkles out, but you can still see how cute it is right? :)
It's super soft, comfortable and the perfect below the knee length (which is hard for me to find since I have such long legs).
I LOVE it! So glad I didn't throw out the couch cover with the couch!
I still have a LOT of fabric left and another set of buckles-so I'm sure another clothing item is on the horizon from this couch cover. OH and I have a cream colored one too that I could make some stuff out of!
I may never need to shop for clothes again!
Ha ha ha!
Somewhere my husband is writing that down...

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