high-low skirt by mimi g for weallsew

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materials and tools

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High -Low Skirt

materials and tools

Lightweight jersey or cotton fabric(see instructions for yardage)

-wide elastic

Two safety pins Tape measure

Chalk marker or wash-awaymarker

Pattern weights (optional)

Created by Mimi G.

Short on time, long onstyle! Use simple tech-niques to create a mostfashionable outc ome.This skirt is easy to makeand lets you dress it up

or down to match anyoccasion.

Ad just the back lengt hto suit your styl e, from

just below the knee t osweeping the floor.

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step oneUse a tape measure to take the following measurements:

Back Length How long do you want your skirt to be in the back? Measure from your waist to this point. ______________

Add 2 for the casing and hem allowance: ___________

Front Length

How long to you want your skirt to be in the front? Measure from your waist to this point. ______________ Add 2 for the casing and hem allowance: ___________

Waist Measure your waist 1 below your belly button. _______

Hip Measure your hips around the largest part. ___________Divide this number by four: ___________

Add 5 : ___________(Example: 39 hips; divide by 4 = 9 ; add 5 = 14 .)


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step threeFold your fabric in half lengthwise, selvage edges together,with the folded edge closest to you. Smooth the fabric out.

Starting at the top of the fabric and using your calculatedHip measurement, make a mark this length perpendicular tothe folded edge.

step twoCalculate the amount of fabric needed.

Youll need twice the finished back length of your skirt. Back Length x 2 = _______________ Divide by 36 (the number of inches in a yard) to find theyardage needed (round up to the nearest yard) _______

Example

For a finished back length of 43 , multiply the desiredfinished back length by 2 (43 x 2 = 86 ).Divide this number by 36 inches/yard (86 36 /yard =2.38 yards. Round this number up to 2 yards.

Starting at the end of the first line, draw a straight line thelength of the calculated Back Length measurement.

Draw a line from the end of the second line across to the fold,perpendicular to the fold, making a rectangle.

step four

ca lcula te d Hip numbe r

c a l c u l a t e d B a c k

L e n g t h n u m b e r


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step fiveMeasure up 4 from thebottom of the rectanglealong the side seam andmake a mark long;this marks the seamallowances at the sideseams.

Repeat steps three and four to create the same rectangle asabove, again using the Back Length measurement.

Measure down from the front and mark your Front Lengthmeasurement on the fold.

step eight

This is the back piece of your skirt. Cut along the drawnlines and set aside.

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step sixCreate a curved linefrom the end of this lineto the bottom of theskirt as shown.

calculated FrontLength number

f o l d


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step nineMake the same -long mark 4 from the bottom as for theback pieces.

Unfold each piece. Place them right sides together, matchingthe upper edges; pin. Note that the front and back pieces arethe same length at the sides.

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Cut out your skirt frontpiece along the drawnlines.

You now have a skirtfront and a skirt back.

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step tenDraw a curved line (as shown) from the front length point atthe fold to the side seam of the skirt at end of the -longmark. Note: The greater the difference between your frontand back skirt lengths, the deeper and more extreme thecurve will be.

T i p : A F r e n c h c u r v e m a k e s i t e a s y t o c onn e c t t h e m a r k s a n d d r a w a s moo t h c u r v e .


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step thirteenSet your sewing machine for a straight stitch with a lengthof 2.5 mm.

At the top edge, fold under 1 to the inside and press.This will be the casing for the elastic.

step fifteen

step fourteenStitch both sides of theskirt; press the seamallowances open.

Stitch from the raw edge ( from the folded edge)starting near the center back. Sew all around the upperedge of the skirt, stopping about 1 from the starting point.

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step seventeenCut a piece of elastic 3 shorter than your waistmeasurement. Attach a safety pin to each end.

Thread the elastic through the casing, taking it in and outthrough the 1 -wide opening. The second safety pin willkeep the tail end of the elastic from accidentally slipping intothe casing.

Turn the hem under ; press.

Turn under another ; press.

Stitch close to the inner folded edge.

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step eighteenPull the ends out about3, being careful not totwist the elastic.

Overlap the ends ;stitch them togetherusing a zigzag stitch.

Complete the elastic casing stitching, taking care not tocatch the elastic in the stitching.

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