A few calculations are needed before you begin.
1. Measure your waist and add 1/2 to 1 inch for ease.
2. Divide that measurement by the number of panels you want your skirt to have. (My skirt has 6).
3. Add 1 inch to that number for 1/2 seam allowance on either edge.
4. The resulting number is the width of the top edge of each panel.
5. Now multiply that number by at least 1.5. I multiplied my number by 3 because I wanted a fuller skirt at the bottom.
6. The resulting measurement is the width of the bottom of each panel.
7. I measured the length of another skirt plushem lenght to get the length of each panel.
8. Sewing right side together, sew entire skirt together. 
9. Turn skirt inside out. Iron all seams open.
10. Place zipper face down on a seam so that the zipper is centered on the seam.
11. Pin in place and sew using a zipper foot.
15. Fold in half length-wise and iron.
16. Open up. Fold in edges to center crease and iron.
5 comments:
CUTE! Looks simple enough! Thanks for sharing, maybe I'll get the courage to tackle this!
Fab! This is a great summery skirt and I love how you've inserted your zipper....I always have such issues....
Thanks xx
Great job! I have got to learn to do the zipper thing... I don't know why it's so scary! Thanks for linking up to Craft and Tell!!
Super cute!! I love it! Makes me wish I sewed!
Love how simple you made this. I love sewing, but always put off zipper projects but this way of doing it is genius (and fairly goof-proof). Great!
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