Fabric Requirements & Cutting Instructions

55 cotton voile or cotton lawn recommended for skirt & lining The amount of fabric you'll need for your skirt panels (front & back) greatly depends on the length you choose for your skirt. To accomplish a similar fullness to the skirt shown on the front page, you will need two lengths of fabric. Once you've decided on your desired fnished skirt length, add 1 to that, and then double it to determine your yardage requirements. So, for instance, if you want your fnished skirt length to be 22, you will need two 23 lengths for a total yardage of 46 which is about 1 1/3 yds. You will need the same amount for the lining. You will also need 4 times your waistline circumference in 1/4 elastic. To construct the pattern pieces you will essentially create rectangles based on the following considerations for the width and length of your skirt: WIDTH- Measure your waistline circumference then use that measurement as the width of your fabric rectangles for both the front and the back. LENGTH- As mentioned, above determine your desired fnished length and add 1 for fnal length. (Ex): If your waistline is 30 and your desired length is 22, the rectangle size is 30wide x 23long !. Cut two rectangles from outer skirt fabric in the dimensions described above. 2. Cut two rectangles from lining skirt fabric in the dimensions described above. 3. Cut four lengths of elastic that are each about 2 smaller than your waist measurement.

Skirt Assembly Instructions

1. With right sides together and using a 1/2 seam allowance sew skirt front to skirt back at both side seams. Press seams open.

Step 1

2. With right sides together and using a 1/2 seam allowance sew the lining front to the lining back on one side seam. On the other side seam starting at the top, use long basting stitches for the frst 4 inches or so, do some back stitching, then continue the seam with regular stitches. Press seams open.

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3. With right sides together and using a 1/2 seam allowance, sew the skirt lining to the outer skirt around the circumference of the top edge, making sure that side seams of skirt and lining are against one another on both sides. Turn wrong sides of skirt and lining against each other and press well, so that top seam is at very top edge.

Step 3 4. Its time to begin creating the channels for the elastic. Each of the four elastic channels will be 3/8 in height and there will also be 1/2 of height between each of the channels. So you will be making several concentric stitchlines around the top perimeter of the skirt and through both the lining and outer skirt layers beginning 3/8 from the top edge of the skirt. Then you'll drop down 1/2 to make the next one, and so on. See diagram to the left for the stitch layout. There is no need to leave any open spaces in these stitchlines, but overlap where you began each row. You might fnd it helpful to mark out these measurements on one of the side seams with a water soluble fabric pen.

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5. Once you've created all the channels, open the basted portion of the side seam in the lining just within each of the four elastic channels. Safety pin the ends of all four lengths of elastic together on one end, and on the other place one safety pin on each for threading through the channels. Begin threading all four elastic lengths through each of the channels, working each a little at a time.

Step 5 6. Once elastic lengths have been fed through to the same opening, remove from safety pins, one at a time, overlap corresponding lengths, and machine tack together. Let elastic slide into place, and whipstitch openings shut. 7. You may also choose to stitch in the ditch through the elastic portion of each of the side seams the keep elastic in place once gathers have been uniformly distributed. 8. Turn skirt bottom edge up towards wrong side 1/4 twice, and sew for a 1/2 fnished hem. Turn skirt lining edge up towards wrong side 1/2 twice, and sew for a fnished hem of 1. Press and enjoy! Step 6