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Swallow Bird Print Gathered Skirt

A gathered skirt with appliqued swallow birds

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/swallow-bird-print-gathered-skirt • Posted by Sarah P.

I made this skirt at school and just wanted to share it with you :) Thought it came out quite well really

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

3 h 00

Difficulty

So-so
Medium dscn1936

Description

I made this skirt at school and just wanted to share it with you :) Thought it came out quite well really

Instructions

  1. Small skirt 1

    Cut out waistband Waistband = double height + 3cm by waist measurement + 10cm e.g. 11cm by 71.5cm Cut out long piece of fabric I did around double waist measurement for width and your wanted length.

  2. Small skirt 2

    I cut out around 30 of these swallow outlines. Iron them down flat first or you could use wonder web to make it easier to applique down.

  3. Small skirt 3

    Applique around all the swallow outlines carefully. Cutting any lose threads.

  4. Small skirt 5

    Sew two lines of loose, long length stitching across the top of the main piece of fabric. (DO NOT reverse stitch at start or end!) Carefully pull the pieces of thread to gather. Pin to waistband.

  5. Small skirt 5

    Attach waistband, fold over and machine stitch or handsew down the waistband in the inside of the skirt. Insert zip and hem bottom. Add button/buttonhole or hook and bar to fasten waistband.