How to make a Maxi Skirt in 10 minutes #WIWW

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How to make a Maxi Skirt: I need to make some thing to wear for a quick trip to the pool then out to dinner.  What is more perfect then a Maxi Skirt. You can make on e in less then a 1/2 hour and they  are so easy you can whip them out for you summer wardrobe.

You have to first pick out the fabric.  I purchased a yard but in hindsight I wish I purchased 1 1/4 because I am tall and would have like the skirt longer more of a maxi lenght,  the skirt is a little short for my 5’11” frame.

How to make a Maxi Skirt

  • Sewing machine- with zigzag option
  • serger (optional)
  • Tape measure
  • ruler
  • 1 1/4 60″ wide knit fabric
  • 1/2″ elastic 1 yard
  1. Take you waist measurement (where you bend)
  2. Take you hip measurement ( widest part of your body)
  3. Take a distance measurement from waist to your hip
  4. Determine length by measuring from waist to top of foot
  5. Then on paper Figure your waist n a quarter measurement (example: mine 42″ – 1/4 measurement 10.25″)
  6. Then on paper figure your hip quoter measurement (example: mine 52″ – 1/4 measurement 12.75″)
  7. Take fabric fold wrong side together and match selvages,  then place salvages on fold (4 layers)
  8. Be sure fabric is not twisted and all lays flat
  9. Trim top and bottom so they are straight
  10. Cut 2-3 off one side you will use this for the waistband later
  11. at top mark from the 4 fold side  towards salvages  the 1/4 waist measurement
  12. Measure down the distance from the waist to the hip and place mark on the salvage
  13. Then measure from the 4 fold side toward your salvages you hip mark should be perpendicular to distance down mark.
  14. Connect the waist and the hip with a gentile curve,
  15. Then continue the line to bottom hem slightly tapering in (determine length by measuring from waist to top of foot.
  16. Sew side seams with a serger or a zigzag stitch with a loose straight stitch for extra strength (too tight the seam will break when you wear it)
  17. Make casing for waistband slightly smaller then waist measurement , sew end together
  18. Cut elastic so sung around waist then sew ends together on elastic
  19. Place elastic in waistband, sew with loose stitch  to keep elastic in place encased in waitband
  20. Then attach waist band to skirt
  21. Simple rolled hem on bottom

Here is my Video showing you how to make this skirt!

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