https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/a-cute-side-gathered-skirt • Posted by SOMETHING DIFFERENT BOUTIQUE
HERE'S A CUTE SIDE GATHERED SKIRT ;) IT CAN BE MADE AS LONG OR AS SHORT AS YOU LIKE ITS SIMPLE & CHEAP AS YOU ONLY NEED A METER OF FABRIC I FIND COTTON FABRIC'S WORK BEST MINE IS A SIZE 10 UK THE MEASUREMENTS FOR MY FABRIC ARE 31 INC LENGTH 41 INC WIDTH
HERE'S A CUTE SIDE GATHERED SKIRT ;) IT CAN BE MADE AS LONG OR AS SHORT AS YOU LIKE ITS SIMPLE & CHEAP AS YOU ONLY NEED A METER OF FABRIC I FIND COTTON FABRIC'S WORK BEST MINE IS A SIZE 10 UK THE MEASUREMENTS FOR MY FABRIC ARE 31 INC LENGTH 41 INC WIDTH
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
SINGLE STITCH FROM END TO END
DO THE SAME WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE FABRIC TO MAKE YOUR HEM
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)
I LIKE TO SINGLE STITCH THEN ZIG,ZAG STITCH OVER IT TO OVER LOCK CUT AWAY ANY EXCESS
NOW LAY YOUR FABRIC FLAT MAKING SURE YOUR SEAM IS CENTER BACK PUT A FEW PINS THROUGH THE WAST BAND TO SECURE IT
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
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
PIN THE ELASTIC JUST UNDER THE WAIST BAND DO A REVERSE STITCH OR TWO TO SECURE IT INTO PLACE
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
YOUR SKIRT SHOULD NOW LOOK LIKE THIS! :)
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
& YOUR DONE :)