Polka Dots!!! Project Run and Play week 2

This week, our task was to be inspired by polka dots and stripes. 

I have had this fabric staring at me for a year now.  When I sat and thought about it, it was screaming "make me into a full skirt!" ...so I did. 

 

 

This skirt is essentially 3 rectangles.

 

 

The front waist band, back waist band, and the skirt piece

 

I got a bit fancy and created an adjustable waist band.  The skirt is long enough that it my daughter should be able to wear it for a few years.  Having an adjustable waist band just made sense.

 



 

I pinned the front waist to back waist and marked 1/2 inch from the bottom and the mid point

 

 

I stitched the seam leaving a space where the elastic would be fed through

 

I folded it in half and serged the raw edge

 

I serged the side seams of the skirt, creating a tube and gathered the top edge.

 

I joined the skirt to the waist band

 

I added 2 button holes to each end of the elastic and inserted in into the channel in the waist band.  I sewed a button on each side and buttoned the elastic to the skirt.

 

I wanted to incorporate a stripe, so I made belt loops on the waist band and added a pretty coral ribbon.

 

 

Ta da!

 

 

I still have to get a picture of my daughter wearing it...I keep forgetting to, woops!