A-LINE SKIRT D.I.Y.

               

                                                                            

What you’ll need:

• About 1.25 yards of fabric (I had 1 yard and I had some left over!) it also depends on what the pattern calls for
• skirt (preferably another skirt of the same style you’re trying to achieve, something with some structure)
• thread
• sewing machine
• scissors
• paper
• pencil (theres fancy ones but I just used a normal one)
• 6 inch zipper

Wooo you have all the stuff, now what?

1. Take the skirt you have and fold it in half at the center. (photo 1)
2. Lay the skirt on paper and trace around the skirt, this will be your pattern that you’ve created. (photo 2 and 3)
3. Now take your fabric and fold it in half at the center with just one fold.
4. Lay your paper pattern from the center fold on top of the fabric’s center fold. (photo 4)
5. CUT! BUT before you cut, make sure you leave space for a seam!! usually 5/8 inches for seam allowance
6. woo now you have a piece! now repeat the same steps! 
7. now you should have two skirt pieces from your fabric!
8. decide which side of your skirt you will be putting your zipper in. Lay your zipper from the top waist of your inside out skirt piece and mark where it ends with your pencil.
9. from this mark to the bottom hem line of the skirt, sew the two skirt pieces together with the front of the fabric facing inside (so inside out).
10. for the zipper, I followed the directions that came with the zipper on how to put it in. if you have trouble with this part, contact me! its just hard to explain!
11. now you should have one side sewed together with the zipper in! from the skirt still being inside out, sew the other side.
12. now try on! I think this step is important because if it doesn’t fit, you have the chance to fix it! This happened to me and I had to cut off some fabric from the sides! Its completely fine if you have to take it in a little bit! if so, just pin the skirt to fit you, re-cut and re-sew!
13. waistline time! peel over some fabric from the top to the inside, just like you would to make a hemline and pin to make it straight! you can do this while trying it on to see how it works!
14. ***TIP*** once you have your pins in, I ironed the line between the pins and gradually took each one out as I ironed so that way the fabric stayed in the line. This helped a BUNCH to keep the shape and now poke myself with pins.
15. Sew with skirt being inside out!
16. Try on again and pin the hem desired and iron to make the lines straight and even when you sew!
17. sew, and you’re DONE!
18. now send me pictures of your cute skirts! :)

I am more than happy to help anyone if you have any questions message me here!

Happy Sewing!

 Jenna