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
- Take you waist measurement (where you bend)
- Take you hip measurement ( widest part of your body)
- Take a distance measurement from waist to your hip
- Determine length by measuring from waist to top of foot
- Then on paper Figure your waist n a quarter measurement (example: mine 42″ – 1/4 measurement 10.25″)
- Then on paper figure your hip quoter measurement (example: mine 52″ – 1/4 measurement 12.75″)
- Take fabric fold wrong side together and match selvages, then place salvages on fold (4 layers)
- Be sure fabric is not twisted and all lays flat
- Trim top and bottom so they are straight
- Cut 2-3 off one side you will use this for the waistband later
- at top mark from the 4 fold side towards salvages the 1/4 waist measurement
- Measure down the distance from the waist to the hip and place mark on the salvage
- Then measure from the 4 fold side toward your salvages you hip mark should be perpendicular to distance down mark.
- Connect the waist and the hip with a gentile curve,
- Then continue the line to bottom hem slightly tapering in (determine length by measuring from waist to top of foot.
- 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)
- Make casing for waistband slightly smaller then waist measurement , sew end together
- Cut elastic so sung around waist then sew ends together on elastic
- Place elastic in waistband, sew with loose stitch to keep elastic in place encased in waitband
- Then attach waist band to skirt
- Simple rolled hem on bottom
Here is my Video showing you how to make this skirt!
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