Eva's skirt

Hi! This is Eva. (taken during CNY 2013, her tummy was a bit full.. hehehe.. too much good food during the celebration)

made this skirt for the girl ^

the picture of the skirt was before i made the alteration. her 'waist' measured at 53cm. the pic showed 56cm. i altered it to 50cm, waistband is elastic.

what you need:

1. fabric ( i used Japanese Cotton from Kamdar) 24"X15"
2. elastic band (i used large 1" wide) + safety pin to help putting in casing
3. matching thread for the fabric

 how to make:
1. put the fabric right side together (the shorter side (15") together).
2. stitch on the wrong side, giving 1/2" seam allowance. done? press the seam open.
3. on the longer side, make a casing by pressing it with iron about 1 1/4".
4. stitch the casing. allow 2" undone to insert the elastic band.
5. put in the elastic band by safety pin attached to it.
6. secure the elastic band by stitching it together. stitch close the casing.
7. tidy up the hem by pressing and stitching it.
8. done!

easy peasy. i'll put up pictures to ease up the 'how to' soon.

i hope Eva will like the skirt. its cute!