Square skirt tutorial

I posted this tutorial on TheNappyNetwork ages back.  In my wandering around pinterest I have not found similar so I thought I would post it here and see if folks like it.

so here we go

to sew a square skirt you need 2 squares of fabric the right length. the right length is the measurement from the waist to the knee - doubled.

for this one the measurement was 50 cm. so I simply used a meter square for each piece.

you also need a waist band and elastic.

step one - cut out and roll hem or very narrowly hem both squares - whatever works for you. For the sequins that I am using here - is a knit fabric and I don't hem it at all.

right, when you have done that lay them together as you want them to sit when sewn so right side of lining up and right side of fancy fabric up. pin them if you want - I tend to just shove one pin through the very center.


now fold them in 4 like this

next you cut out the waist bit. this is best done with a bit of care. you could get all fancy and work out a measurement of the circle ( someone with more math nounce than me can do that) basically the skirt needs to go over the child's hips - so measure that. thats the circumference of the bit you want to remove.

all measurements aside I pretty much guess it. I lay the tape over the bit I want to remove and make it a little longer than a quarter of the circumference. it does not have to be exact, nor does it have to be a perfect circle. I have done them as a straight cut, giving a square hole - thats fine

before you move ANYTHING pin those suckers together. all the way around like this

next step - sew along your pin line








time to cut your waist band. measure the hole, add 2cm seam allowance.

this one was 37cm, so 74+2cm seam allowance - 76cm length



now fold back half of the seam allowance on one end, and pin right rides together to the waist of the skirt



over lap the seam allowance and sew around pin line


next, fold the waist to the inside of the skirt and pin down. I tend to use selvage if I can to stop the waistband bulking up


sew that down


this gives you a casing to thread the elastic through - measure this to the child's waist thread through and stitch together.




if you want you can hand sew the casing closed. - because it overlaps I tend not to.



waaaalaaaah

one happy girl