A Cute Side Gathered Skirt

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  Step 1

  TO MAKE THE WAIST BAND START BY LAYING THE FABRIC FLAT RIGHT SIDE DOWN

  FOLD OVER 2-3 INCS ENOUGH TO THREAD THE ELASTIC THROUGH

  DOUBLE FOLD & PIN

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  Step 2

  SINGLE STITCH FROM END TO END

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  Step 3

  DO THE SAME WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE FABRIC TO MAKE YOUR HEM

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  Step 4

  NOW TAKE THE FABRIC FOLD IT IN HALF RIGHT SIDES FACING

  PIN THE RAW EDGE'S TOGETHER
  STARTING UNDER THE WAIST BAND SEW ALL THE WAY DOWN

  (YOU NEED TO START UNDER THE WAIST BAND AS IT NEED'S TO BE LEFT OPEN TO THREAD THE ELASTIC)

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  Step 5

  I LIKE TO SINGLE STITCH THEN ZIG,ZAG STITCH OVER IT TO OVER LOCK

  CUT AWAY ANY EXCESS

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  Step 6

  NOW LAY YOUR FABRIC FLAT MAKING SURE YOUR SEAM IS CENTER BACK

  PUT A FEW PINS THROUGH THE WAST BAND TO SECURE IT

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  Step 7

  NOW STEAM IRON ONE SIDE TO MAKE A CREASE

  REMOVE THE PINS

  YOU SHOULD NOW HAVE A CREASE RUNNING DOWN YOUR SKIRT

  THIS WILL BE YOUR GUIDE FOR THE GATHER

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  Step 8

  NOW HOLD THE ELASTIC AT YOUR WAIST & STRETCH IT TO WEAR YOU WANT YOUR GATHER TO COME UP TO

  GIVE OR TAKE AN INC OR TWO

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  Step 9

  PIN THE ELASTIC JUST UNDER THE WAIST BAND

  DO A REVERSE STITCH OR TWO TO SECURE IT INTO PLACE

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  Step 10

  PULLING THE ELASTIC AS MUCH AS YOU CAN USING THE CREASE LINE AS YOUR GUIDE STRAIGHT STITCH ALL THE WAY DOWN THE SIDE TO THE HEM

  YOU WILL SEE THE GATHERED EFFECT AS YOU SEW

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  Step 11

  YOUR SKIRT SHOULD NOW LOOK LIKE THIS! :)

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  Step 12

  MEASURE THE ELASTIC AROUND YOUR WAIST

  PIN IT TO A SAFETY PIN & THREAD IT THROUGH THE WAIST BAND

  SEW THE ELASTIC TOGETHER THEN SEW THE WAIST BAND

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  Step 13

  & YOUR DONE :)

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Tracy C. · Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA · 10 projects 23rd December 2012

This looks very simple and easy to make. I think I'm going to give it a go!

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Boo_its_Brittany · Long Beach, California, US · 182 projects 22nd November 2012

Very cute!
Love the leopard one. MEOW!
<3!

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