How To Make the Softest Skirt

For this skirt I used a SUPER soft knit fabric. I used to shy away from stretchy fabrics since it is hard to sew a straight line or accidentally stretch it when you sew a seam, but I just recently got a serger and a double needle and now I can't stay away!!! I got this idea from another great blog  here. The only thing I did different was make it shorter and I ruched it with elastic thread. One other thing to keep in mind when sewing with knit fabric is instead of gathering I just sew a seam of elastic thread so it stretches with the fabric. (That is what I did with the gathers in this skirt) It is just the same as what you use for the smocked dress in an earlier post found here

How to make a tiered skirt

Here is how to make a tiered skirt. It is super easy and it doesn't take long at all. Plus I finally have pictures!

To start off you are going to cut out five strips of fabric. The first one is just a little bit bigger than your waist (for the elastic) and the next one is 10" longer than the first. You might have to add fabric like I did in the picture so it is bigger. Then the third strip needs to be ten inches longer than the second and so on. Make sure to sew the pieces you add together.

Now make your casing on the first strip...

And hem the last one.

Next take your second strip and gather it until it matches the first strip.

Then sew it to the first strip right sides together

It should look like this.

Now do the same exact thing as before. Take the third one gather it until it matches the second one and with right sides together sew together.

Now it should look like this.

Do it again it looks like this...

Then this.

With right sides together sew short sides together making sure not to go through the casing.

Pull the elastic through the casing with a safety pin.

Sew through the casing.


And you are finished! Enjoy your awesome skirt that twirls!!!!!!

How to make yourself a springtime skirt

 

 Here is one of the most simple ways to make yourself a fun, flowy, personalized skirt.

1) First, you need to measure around your hips and take that measurement and add 5" This measurement is going to be the length of the top piece. The width of the top piece should be 7" Now, for the bottom piece. Take the length of the top piece and add 10" this should be the length of the bottom piece. For the width, you need to measure from your waist to wherever you want the hem to be. I did about an inch below my knees.
Don't forget to add an inch for the hem.

2) Now, on the top piece make the casing. Fold half an inch over then an inch over and stitch along the edge. On the bottom piece make your hem fold over half an inch then again half an inch. Stitch along the edge.

3) Still using the bottom piece gather the top of it and with right sides together sew to top piece.

4) Next, sew the width at 1/2" (make sure not to sew through the casing)

5) Pull through elastic with a safety pin. And stitch where I said not to in step 4.

YAY! You have completed the most fun frilly skirt! Please tell me how yours turned out in comments.

How to make a twirly skirt

Hi everybody!!! This is my very first post! I plan to put different sewing projects on my blog as I do them. The first one is a toddler's twirly skirt. Here is how to do it:

Items needed:
Approximately 1 yd of fabric. Preferably calico or cotton but it doesn't really matter
1 spool of coordinating thread
sewing machine
elastic

First thing you need to do is measure the person you are making the skirt for. Measure around their waist and measure how long you want it to be. Ex: If you want it to be knee length measure from the waist to their knees, but add about 3" to it for the hem and casing.
Now I made mine for a 4-6 year old and it was a 38"by 15" rectangle.

Okay let's get started!

1) First you need to cut out your skirt. It is simply a rectangle. Now take the waist measurements you did earlier and add 10" to it. That is the width to your skirt. Now take the length measurements (15" recommended) and that is the length.

2) Next you need to cut out the tie. It should be 1.5" by 50" You can always sew two pieces together if your fabric isn't long enough.

3) Now let's sew the tie. Fold all of the edges down about 1/4" then fold in half. Sew straight down to secure it.

4) With your skirt rectangle fold the bottom 1/4" then fold over again 1". Stitch.

5) Do the same thing on the other end for the casing (this is where your elastic goes through)

6) Now sew the side together. Do not sew through the casing.

7) Now using a safety pin pull through elastic and tie. Make sure the tie is facing the right side of the fabric.

8) Now sew over the casing just like you did on step 6

9) Tie the tie in a bow.