DIY Mini Fluted-Hem Skirt | Tutorial

Project | Mini fluted-hem skirt

Pattern | Self Drafted

Measurements

Size 14 | Bust 34″ | Waist 28″ | Hips 38″ | Height: 5’7″

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Materials

You need:

• 2.5 yards of linen or cotton fabric (something stiff is better for the flare of the hem; for this tutorial I’m working with batik fabric – a type of African print).
• A zip (preferably an invisible one if you have it)
• Sewing pins and fabric scissors
• Measuring tape/ruler
• Tailor’s chalk or fabric marker
• A sewing machine and iron

To make this skirt, you’ll need to create two sections: the main (top) part which is basically an A-line skirt, and the bottom which is kind of a small circle skirt. Then we’ll combine both sections to get the full fluted hem skirt.

Tutorial

1. Take a skirt you own that fits well and trace the top half of the skirt over over the fabric, creating two identical pieces. Then cut those pieces out – front and back. Remember to add both hem, seam and zipper allowance.

2. Pin the front and back pieces of the skirt together by the sides; right sides facing each other and leaving space for the zipper.

NOTE: there’s a more detailed skirt tutorial here, if you need it: A-Line Skirt

3. Sew the skirt pieces together.

4. Insert the zip in with the right sides facing up and sew.

5. To make the bottom (fluted hem) section of the skirt, take a folded rectangle of the fabric and fold it in half (that is twice). Then cut out the circle piece.

6. Basically, cut out a circle that is the same size as the length of the hem (i.e. bottom of the top skirt). Then sew the circle closed.

Note: I wanted two flared parts, so you’ll notice that my fluted hem is double. You can do this by cutting out two circular sections – one longer than the other but with the same radius measurement.

7. This is what both sections should look like before we join them together.

8. Finish sewing the skirt by sewing both sections – top and bottom – together.

9. Make sure to serge the edges or do a zig-zag stitch to finish so that the fabric doesn’t fray. Then finish up with a really good iron.

Fin

This was somewhat easy to execute, although it took a couple of hours (4 in total), so I will be repeating it in the future because it turned out so cute. Let me know what you think and if you try making one for yourself, I’d sure love to see it, so please share with me 🙂

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