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| Ready for skirt number 2? This fun little skirt can be done two ways, full and puffy, or straight and simple. I will show you both ways but ultimately I went with the straight and simple for this skirt since I have a puffy skirt coming up later. Either way, this skirt is the perfect little welcome for spring, with the oversized pleats to add a little flounce. |
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| Making the pattern for this one is a lot like yesterday’s skirt, only easier. You only need two pattern pieces. The waistband piece should be double the height you want of the waistband, and it should be the waist measurement +2 inches then divide that in half so you have a front and back piece for the waistband. Then the skirt part it should be a rectangle 2 times the waist measurement and 2 times the desired length you want the skirt. I cut mine along the dotted line and then sewed it together again… not realizing that was totally unnecessary so you can forget the dotted line and the fact that mine is sewn together… |
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| see the sewn together… yeah sometimes hindsight is the best sight… Anyway, just take the two short ends and with right sides together sew them together to create a tube. |
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| Then fold the tube so the the wrong sides are together. (now if you want it to be puffy, add some tulle inside the layers and it will stay nice and puffy for you.) |
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| Next take your waistband pieces and sew them at the side seams. |
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| then fold the piece so the wrong sides are together and sew an elastic casing along the back side from side seam to side seam. |
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| feed the elastic through the casing and sew it in place at each side seam. The elastic should make the front pull around the the back a little this way you will get a nice fit when it is on. |
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| Next sew the waistband the to the skirt. I made it so there were no pleats in the back of the skirt and really large pleats (2.5-3 inch) pleats spaced evenly across the front of the skirt. |
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| Then your skirt is done. I added two buttons on the waistband for a little detail. The picture shows what it would look like with some puff to it. |
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| There you go perfect little spring skirt number 2. |
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| I love the dreamy pleats that show off nicely when I little one goes running in the wind...
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Sharon
very cute! Where did you find her shoes, love them. 🙂
rachelanna
very cute! loving all the skirts. maybe you said and i missed it but how did you determine how much elastic you would need?
Jessica at Me Sew Crazy
very cute! Loving skirts as Spring rolls around!!!
Shauna@shwinandshwin
I found the shoes at Target, they sadly give her blisters so I have to fix them but they are really cute 🙂 <br />As for the elastic, all elastic stretches differently the way I determine how much I need is I put the elastic in as tight as I can, but I make sure that when stretched the fabric can lay flat. That way I know it will hold snug but it can stretch to full size if needed. I hope that
Jessica Stier
Love it!!!!!!!
Stephanie {Luxe Boulevard}
I am soooooo making this!
Lindsay
SO cute!!! I LOVE the fabric! Is the design brown or gray? I want to make ties for my boys for an upcoming wedding and the colors are yellow and gray. This fabric would be perfect if it's gray (it's hard to tell on my computer screen!).
Shauna@shwinandshwin
It's actually really hard to tell in person if it is grey or brown, it is almost a greyish brown.. I paired it with both brown and grey and they both looked like they matched so who knows really. I snagged the fabric for 80 cents in the remnant bin at walmart, and I am making my little guy a tie out of this as well, perfect for easter 🙂
Lena
I think this is the cutest shirt I have seen in a long time. You come up with the best ideas and I LOVE how you share them with us.<br />All the best for the blog.
The Extra Ordinary Bree
Love the skirt… the pleats, the buttons… adorable!<br /><br />Let me know when you find a solution to the Target shoes! I bought Livi the same ones and they tear up her poor little feet =(
Emily
Love the large pleats and the elastic in the back.