I’ve been wanting to try a skirt like this for awhile now.. and when my two favorite girls had a joint birthday party, I sewed two up. These cotton and tulle skirts turned out better that I had even hoped, so I’m excited to share the tutorial with you today! This is a great stash buster as you only really need about a 1/2 yard of fabric… I used scraps that I had for these two skirts and I just love the final result. My tulle was light pink, but you can use any color that goes with your fabric.
Yesterday I posted the photo above as a teaser.. But today I’ve got the full tulle skirt tutorial ready to go. Like I mentioned above you will need around a 1/2 yard each of the fabric and tulle, you will also need some wide elastic. I used 1.5″ purple elastic, but you can use white, or dye what you need, or purchase a color.
Start by getting the measurements of your skirt wearer. You will need the waist and waist to knee measurements. You will cut fabric to be double the waist wide. So for example, if the waist measure is 21″ you will cut 2 panels 21″ wide – or one long piece 42″. The length you will want to add 2″ to your measurement for the hem and seam allowance at the waistband. Do not add this for the tulle as you won’t hem it. So if you measure a 21″ waist and 13″ waist to knee, you will cut and front and back each 21×15″ or 42×15″ if one piece. Cut ONE of COTTON and ONE of TULLE {minus the extra 2″}. Note: If you want to tulle to look more full, just increase the width, you can create a fun look with more fluff of the outer layer of tulle.
Sew up the back seam, or side seams {one or two panels} and then finish the bottom and the top of cotton piece. I used a serger, you can also zig zag though on a regular machine.
My tulle was two panels so here are the side seams sewed up. You do not have to finish the bottom or top.
Gather your skirts to waist + 5″. So again, using my example above I would gather the skirt until it was 21″ + 5″ = 26″. Need gathering tips? Here is a post all about how to gather.
Cut your elastic to one inch LESS than the waist measure.. Mine would be 20″. Pin the two skirt layers together and baste if desired.
Pin RIGHT side of skirts to WRONG side of waistband. You will have to stretch the elastic to fit the skirt. In well.
Sew with a zi-sag stitch, stretching the elastic as you go.
Ta-Da! Waistband is on.
Now it’s time to hem the cotton part of this skirt. At this point your cotton skirt should be longer than the tulle. What you will want to do is fold under the hem so that the bottom of the hem matches the bottom of the tulle. Pin and sew hem.
My tulle side seams had unfinished seams since I didn’t hem the tulle. I cut my stitched and used a bit of fabric glue to secure the threads.
I hope you were able to follow this tulle skirt tutorial, please let me know if you have questions! I like this skirt because it’s a bit more wearable that just a tulle skirt, but still a fun dressy skirt for a girly girl!
credit: nap-timecreations.com
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