simple a-line skirt

July 11, 2008 @ 6:35 pm · Filed under Sewing

I’ve been very busy crafting this week, but most of it isn’t quite ready to show off yet. But I’m feeling proud of myself, because I made a new skirt from scratch in an evening, and without a pattern:

A-line skirt with elasticated waist

It was really easy – I just traced around an existing skirt, added seam allowance, cut the fabric (I used 100% cotton) on the bias, sewed the sides together, and then sewed a loop of elastic in at the top and hemmed the bottom. The elastic waist gathers the fabric around the top, and you can just pull the skirt on and off.

I decided that I wanted the gathers around the waist to be perfectly even, so I stretched the elastic to the same width as the fabric and then sewed them together. Then I had to stretch it all out again so I could sew down the waistband to hide the elastic. With hindsight, I’ve thought of a much simpler method that will look just about the same and take a fraction of the time.

I’m going to make another skirt with my simpler method – it’s a really cute simple summery skirt and it would work with pretty much any kind of fabric. Would anyone be interested in a tutorial?

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EclatDuSoleil said

July 11, 2008 @ 7:48 pm

Very nice, and great idea to sew elastic and fabric together! I think I will try soon. Thank you.

Have a nice day.

Renee said

July 12, 2008 @ 1:02 am

I love it! I look at fabric all the time, not so talented to try it on my own. I would love a tutorial when you have the time!

Thanks for sharing
Renee

Diane said

March 8, 2009 @ 12:06 pm

This looks great, easy (hopefully) and doesn’t take too much time. Please send me the tutorial, I would appreciate it.

Thanks

martha said

June 3, 2009 @ 1:32 pm

What a lovely skirt! I’d love to have the tutorial too! I’m not quite sure how I would go about cutting the fabric on the bias…Looking forward to learning! Thanks so much!

Crystal said

June 17, 2009 @ 3:08 pm

Love the skirt!! I would love to have the tutorial. Thanks!!

June said

June 17, 2009 @ 4:29 pm

I’m glad there’s still some interest in this skirt – it’s such a quick and easy project! I’ll be needing another skirt soon, so I’ll make the tutorial at the same time – hopefully in the next few weeks…

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Rose Murphy said

October 7, 2009 @ 10:15 am

Hello,

Are you still offering a tutorial on this? If so, I would love to have one.

Thank you,

Rose

June said

October 7, 2009 @ 11:00 am

Oops, well as you can see from my comment above, I absolutely intended to make another skirt and the tutorial in early summer, but I was just too busy! And now it’s cold and wet October, it just doesn’t feel right to make a summer skirt

I *do* still plan to do the tutorial when I have a little more time… So that means not in the next couple of months, at the very least – I’m swamped at the moment. How does next spring sound?