dopeysgirl
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- Jul 28, 2006
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hi! think i pm'd all who asked. there have been several posts about twirl skirts. lady rob gave me the ebay id of a seller who does adorable ones for reasonable price (if youre afraid to attempt one or need one quick! i ordered one and got it 3 days later!) anyway, in my ongoing search to make things VERY simple, i stumbled upon some more directions for a twirl skirt (aka tiered twirl skirt). these directions were the easiest to me because the lady didnt use a lot of #s to explain the steps. i always get confused with "measure this, add this seam allowance, multiply by this, measure again......blah blah"
i just get lost because im a newbie sewer and get overloaded. truth be told im actually a visual learner and woudl do better if i could watch someone do it and take notes.....
well, here is the info i stumbled upon. shes gives a link to another kind of skirt, but the one i made was the tiered twirl skirt....
Decide how long you would like the skirt to be and divide this number by 3. Add 1 inch for seam allowance. This will be how wide your strips should be.
Measure the child waist. Multiply this number by 2 and add 6 inches. This will be how long your first strip should be. (For my 4 year old I make it 48 inches long)
The second strip should be twice as long as the first strip. (For my 4 year old I make it 96 inches long)
The bottom strip should be twice as long as strip 2. (For my 4 year old I make it 192 inches long)
Close each strip into a circle.
Gather bottom strip on one side and sew to strip 2. Gather strip 2 and sew to strip one. Create a casing across the top and pt in your elastic and hem the bottom.
i just get lost because im a newbie sewer and get overloaded. truth be told im actually a visual learner and woudl do better if i could watch someone do it and take notes.....
well, here is the info i stumbled upon. shes gives a link to another kind of skirt, but the one i made was the tiered twirl skirt....
Decide how long you would like the skirt to be and divide this number by 3. Add 1 inch for seam allowance. This will be how wide your strips should be.
Measure the child waist. Multiply this number by 2 and add 6 inches. This will be how long your first strip should be. (For my 4 year old I make it 48 inches long)
The second strip should be twice as long as the first strip. (For my 4 year old I make it 96 inches long)
The bottom strip should be twice as long as strip 2. (For my 4 year old I make it 192 inches long)
Close each strip into a circle.
Gather bottom strip on one side and sew to strip 2. Gather strip 2 and sew to strip one. Create a casing across the top and pt in your elastic and hem the bottom.