All Things Supercinski

In case you don’t see me around much, my pregnant belly is growing amazingly fast. I’ve already outgrown all my regular pants, unless they are unbuttoned. I really wanted to get one of these, but couldn’t imagine spending that much on a piece of knit fabric, so I made my own. I really like it and it was so easy! Here’s what it looked like last week with my unbuttoned jeans and a non-maternity shirt:

These are some really basic instructions, and you would probably be able to figure this out yourself if you thought about it long enough. First, get half a yard of stretchy knit fabric (this will probably make you two bands). The more stretch, the better, and you also want it to be thick so it can hide your unbuttoned buttons. Measure yourself around your hips and cut your fabric to that length, plus half an inch or so. Be sure to measure your hips and not your waist since it will be sitting there. Sew both ends together to make a tube. Sew that seam down flat on the tube, not sewing the tube closed, but just to keep it from rubbing against your back. Hem the top and bottom of the tube by folding it under twice. Voila. Nothing to it. I even made one with some lace on the bottom for fun. I prefer to wear it folded in half on the lower half of my belly to cover the top of my pants and any area a slightly-too-short-shirt might reveal.

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