Thursday 6 February 2014
Simple Girls Skirt
It is 3 tiers and next time I may go 4 or 5 tiers.
1) 97x18cm
2) 117x15cm
3) 137x16cm.
Join strips if you need to to get the lengths.
A 1cm seam allowance is used.
Sew the strips into wide tubes by sewing along the short sides.
In the top strip make a channel for the elastic by turning over 1cm and then another 2cm and sewing along the edge.
Gather the second tube along the top edge by hand sewing around it and pulling the thread to the desired size. Pin to top piece and make sure gathers are even and then baste and machine stitch into place.
Repeat that step with the bottom tier and then hem the bottom tier. I hem by hand but do it however you want.
Use 2cm elastic and thread it through and make the waist band the required size.
I used rick rack around the seams but any ribbon you had would work. You can use two or three different fabrics. I wanted to use 3 but did not have 3 that looked good together.
Stand back and admire your work
My little girl loved it and has worn it everyday since I made it, except the day I washed it. That is 5 days. Also, she wore it in bed the first night!
Yes those are skechers runners. She loves them too as they are sparkly.
I also made a few hexagons
And I got some fabrics.
Happy New Year! In two days time it is a year since I started blogging. Happy Birthday to Sew Paint it!
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