Here is a darling little skirt for the little girl in your life. It is made from fat quarters. There are three parts-
Main Skirt, Drop Waistband and Hem Band. For a
size 5 you need 5 fat quarters for the
Main Skirt. You can either buy more fat quarters and piece them or just buy the yardage for the
Drop Waistband and
Hem Band. If you have a serger it is very quick project. I made 2 skirts. The first one went so quickly that I didn't have time to take pictures. So all the pictures are of the second one.
So for the
Main Skirt piece first you cut strips that are 5 1/2" wide and 10" long from the 5 fat quarters. Sew them together so you have 4 sets of five different fabrics. Sew all the sets together for one long piece.
Then you fold in half lengthwise the 13 1/2" wide X 5 1/2" strip (this will be the
Hem Band) and sew it to one long end of the length of the Main Skirt (5 different fabrics strip).
Then to gather the Main Skirt you sew
over your heavier thread (I used buttonhole thread) with a zig zag stitch at 1/4" from the edge. Then pull it to gather.
For the
Drop Waistband you make a casing for the elastic by turning down the long edge 1" and at 1/4" and sew it. Pin the other end of the Drop Waistband it to the Main Skirt until it fits. Sew them together where you have pinned. Add your elastic in the casing. Sew the final side seam and you are finished. I top stitched every seam as it helps make them lay flat. They were fun to make. and took about an hour.
I gave the little girls their skirts one evening and the following are them dancing in them with low lighting.
Exhausted! Too much fun!!
I am linking to Kimba's
A Soft Place to Land for this post today.
