Make your own custom elastic-waist a-line skirt pattern using this fully-illustrated 7-page PDF as your guide!

REQUIRED SKILLS

The project is suitable for beginners. If you can sew a straight line and do a little basic math, then you can do this!

TOOLS AND MATERIALS

1 1/2 yards quilting cotton
large sheet (or roll) of tracing paper or newsprint paper
yard stick
tape measure (optional)
washout cloth marker
scissors
sewing machine
thread to coordinate with the sheet
iron
1/2-inch or 1/4-inch elastic to fit comfortably around your waist

TOPICS COVERED

More than just a simple sewing pattern, this ebook is like a mini-class. Each topic includes step-by-step instructions and photos where appropriate.

You will learn:

How to use your measurements to draft a custom-fit skirt pattern
How to cut the fabric and sew it into a skirt shape
How to sew a hem
How to make an elastic casing

Plus:

How to adjust the pattern for a closer fit, or a less-pronounced “A” shape.
How to determine the proper length of elastic
Variations

THE ROBOT OVERLORD SKIRT

The Easy A-Line Skirt becomes a Robot Overlord Skirt when you make it with our Clarkesworld Magazine robot fabric! Learn more here: http://www.lisaclarke.net/clarkesworld

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Whenever I get my hands on a few yards of a pretty cotton print, I make a skirt. My go-to skirt pattern is one that I drafted myself, using my own measurements as a starting point. Using this pattern always results in an elastic-waist A-line skirt, made to fit my own particular curves.

After you have completed the simple steps in this PDF, you will have a custom-made pattern and a skirt sewn from it that fits *your* own particular curves. The paper pattern can be used over and over again to make as many skirts as your fabric stash allows.

The simplicity of the Easy A-Line Skirt makes it easy enough for a beginner, as well as the perfect blank canvas. Let an exciting fabric shine on its own as I’ve done here, or dip into your creative reserves and come up with ways to embellish a more subdued fabric with embroidery, buttons, ribbons, and trims.