Simple Skirt

Simple Skirt
By, Blondie Blue Eyes

This skirt is easily adjusted for any size girl. These instructions are for a size 6-8 girl’s skirt. This skirt is 18” long with instructions on how to easily adjust the length and waist size.

You will need fabric. I used 3 coordinating fabrics for this simple skirt.

1 yard of a print
½ yard of coordinating fabric (for the waist and hem)
¼ yard of another coordinating fabric (the cream fabric)
3/4" or 1" elastic measured to fit the waist of the dear one you are making the skirt for, my daughter is about 22". If I was making this for me,  Iwould use a wider elastic just my personal preference.

You will need to cut ( I prefer to use a rotaty board and cutter for these straight cuts, plus it is faster)
 A 4”X45” strip for the waistband
An 11”X45” strip of the print
3”X45” of the cream
6”X45” of the black for the bottom

You can make the waist bigger or smaller by increasing the length of elastic. If you would like a longer skirt add a few inches to the length of the printed fabric (for example 14”X 45” would add 3” to the length of the skirt). This skirt is so easily adjustable to fit any size of girl. To make a ladies skirt I would cut 2 strips of each size, adding length as necessary. To find out the size of elastic just measure your waist and cut the elastic for comfort.

Step 1 Pining and Sewing the Elastic Casing

The sizes of strips needed were listed in the Intro. Now that we have the pieces cut, here is the next step.

Fold both of the black pieces of fabric in half and iron them down creating the elastic casing and the hem of the skirt. Making sure you have the right side out. It can be hard to tell on some fabrics.

Determine which side is the top and bottom of the skirt, then pin the 4” strip of fabric to the top of the printed fabric making your elastic casing. Trim the edge of the fabric if you have a difference is sizes of fabric. I think my print is slightly bigger than 45” wide. Straight stitch the pieces together using a ¼” seam allowance. I serge my edges, if you don’t have a serger, zig zagging the seam works well too. Then iron the seam flat. Ironing makes all the difference when sewing. Zig Zagging your seams is also important to keep them from fraying.

Comments

[grooooovy]

Hi, here's an instructables group you might be interested in- it's called "fashion"

[grooooovy]

I really like the style of the skirt- the shape is nice!

[tcup120]

That's a super print! I love the green with white and back.