Ruffled Party Skirt

After I spent time developing the right size circle skirt pattern for my nieces for the Ballet Skirt and the Woodland Fairy Skirt, I had an itch to make more of them.  The waist size I used is about right for most young preschoolers, in the 2T-4T range, and the elastic helps me feel confident it WILL fit anyone in that range.

My oldest has a friend at school that is the dearest little girl, and I decided we should make her a skirt.  Lo and behold, her birthday party is also eminent, so we decided it would make the perfect gift for her.

I tweaked my ballet skirt pattern a bit, lengthening the skirt and the overlapping layer, for modesty.  Last thing I want is to give someone a skirt that is too short on their little girl!  I still gave it a lettuce edge though - it's too cute to resist!

So here it is - the Ruffled Party Skirt.  The only thing I managed to sew this week for KCWC!

There's something so satisfying about taking photos of things in trees...it's so...organic, I guess. Unpretentious.

I used a stretchy navy knit with pink pebbles on it for the underskirt, and did the lettuce edge in a darker pink - from my Pick Your Plum thread set.  I found this pink lacy knit in the red dot section not too long ago, and it matched the underskirt perfectly.  I ran the lettuce edge in the same color thread.

The overlay layer is a little longer than half the underskirt. I used 2" wide elastic for the waistband (which I acquired for 25 cents a yard a while back), and a small piece of ribbon to hide the seam and mark the back of the skirt.  I loved using the contrasting thread on the elastic - I did forget that elastic can slip when you sew it though, and my lines are a little bit less than perfect.  Oh well.  It's the thought that counts.

I'm so excited to gift this on Saturday - I think she's really going to like it.  It's all swishy and girly, and everything I'd want in a skirt.  I totally would wear it. Bit short on me though!

I've got another project to get done today, just wait until you see the icky before pictures!

Thanks for coming by!