Description
Whenever I get my hands on a few yards of a pretty cotton print, I make a skirt. My go-to skirt pattern is one that I drafted myself, using my own measurements as a starting point. Using this pattern always results in an elastic-waist A-line skirt, made to fit my own particular curves.
After you have completed the following simple steps, you will have a custom-made pattern and a skirt sewn from it that fits your own particular curves. The paper pattern can be used over and over again to make as many skirts as your fabric stash allows.
The simplicity of the Easy A-Line Skirt makes it easy enough for a beginner, as well as the perfect blank canvas. Let an exciting fabric shine on its own as I’ve done here, or dip into your creative reserves and come up with ways to embellish a more subdued fabric with embroidery, buttons, ribbons, and trims.
Required Skills
The project is suitable for beginners. If you can sew a straight line and do a little basic math, then you can do this!
Topics Covered
More than just a simple sewing pattern, this ebook is like a mini-class. Each topic includes step-by-step instructions and photos where appropriate.
You will learn:
- How to use your measurements to draft a custom-fit skirt pattern
- How to cut the fabric and sew it into a skirt shape
- How to sew a hem
- How to make an elastic casing
Plus:
- How to adjust the pattern for a closer fit, or a less-pronounced “A” shape.
- How to determine the proper length of elastic
- Variations
Tools and Materials
- 1 1/2 yards quilting cotton
- large sheet (or roll) of tracing paper or newsprint paper
- yard stick
- tape measure (optional)
- washout cloth marker
- scissors
- sewing machine
- thread to coordinate with the sheet
- iron
- 1/2-inch or 1/4-inch elastic to fit comfortably around your waist
Beatrice –
A skirt in under 3 hours, not bad for a quilter! That’s thanks to Lisa Clarke’s Easy A-Line Skirt pattern. I enjoyed the fact that I was able to “design” the skirt to fit my measurements. Next time (there are more of these skirts in my future), I will probably sew a zigzag stitch along the pieces before sewing them together and I’ll also sew the bottom hem last, so I can adjust the length a little bit if necessary.