From: J. BARRETT


      Title: Wraparound skirt (sewing machine style)
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  the fabric-use 3 yards of polyester jersey, 60 inches wide. this will
make
  a skirt 42 or 45 inches long when hemmed, to fit a hip measurement up
to
  38 inches. diagram a gives you the yardage requirements for 60 inch
  fabric, including the long and shorter length skirt, and shows you how
to
  cut and seam the fabric.  the yardages and cutting patterns for 36-38
inch
  fabric and 45 inch fabric also follow.

  |----------------------------------------|
  |     59 1/2" ---->                      |
  | 48"                                    |
  |  |                                     |
  |  |                                     |  diagram A
  | \/                                     |
  |________________________________________|
  |  6" waistband                          |
  |----------------------------------------|
                 119 " in total
  For diagram a=cutting lines for a skirt 42-45" long. for a knee-length
  skirt, buy 1 1/2 yards. the fabric is cut in half crosswise, and the
  waistband cut across one edge of the fabric.

  altering the wraparound skirt, if you want to use a different width
  fabric, or make a short version of the skirt, use the appropriate
yardage
  and cuttingplan, below 45" fabric; for a long skirt buy 3 3/4 yards,
and
  follow diagram b.  also these apply to 47" fabric. will make a fuller
  skirt. for a short version buy 2 yards and cut 3 waistband strips.

  36" fabric:if your hips measure 36" or less, you can use the yardage
and
  plan for 45" fabric, but add 6" for a waistband, cut crosswise, for
both
  short and long versions. If your hips are fuller than 36" buy 5 yards
  (long skirt) or 2 2/3 yards(short skirt) and follow diagram c. this
will
  make a very full skirt and you may want to trim off some of the fabric
  from the side.

  60" fabric:short version: buy 1 1/2 yards.

  |-------------------------------------|
  |   45" ----------->                  |
  |                                     |   diagram b
  |   <----------waistband------>       |
  |           seam together             |
  |                                     |
  | 6"                                  |
  |_____________________________________|


  |-------------------------------------------|
  |     36-38"  ------->                      |
  |                                           |
  | <----------waistband pieces--------->     |  diagram c
  |             seam together                 |
  |                                           |
  |  6"                                       |
  |___________________________________________|

  1. first cut out and seam your fabric to get the 2 basic pieces f
which
  the skirt is made: (1) a rectangle measuring 3 times your hip
measurement
  in width and (2) a long, sashtype waistband. if you are using 60"
fabric
  your first step is to cut the fabric in half, crosswise, and seam the
2
  lengths togethers. if the fabric has a one-way design, make sure that
the
  pattern runs the same way on both halves of the ksirt. clip the
selvedge,
  and press the seam open. now cut a 6" strip from one end of the
fabric, s
  indicated on the diagram. this will be your waistband.

  2. clip the selvedge on both edges of the skirt. Turn both edges
under,
  first 1/2" and then 2 or more inches, remembering that the width when
  hemmed must be at least 3 times your hip measurement. Pin the 2 side
hems
  in place, baste and hand hem.

  3. make 2 rows of machine gathering along the top of the skirt about
1/3"
  and 1/2" from the raw edge. lay the skirt aside until you have
prepared
  the waistband.

  4. first tie the waistband strip around your waist, starting with the
band
  in back, crossing it in front, then bringing the ends around to your
left
  sidde, and tying a bow. adjust the bow as you like, cut off any
excess.
  untie the bow and put 2 pins at the approximate points where you
joined
  the 2 ends in the bow. this will give you the approximate position to
  attach the skirt.

  5. lay the strip flat on a table, and between the 2 pins measure off a
  distance equaling your waist measurement, plus 10 inches. Reposition
the
  pins to make this measurement exactly. fold the band lengthwise with
right
  sides together, and pin the edges and ends together-except between the
2
  pins marking the location of the skirt. stitch these 2 ends, taking a
1/2"
  allowance, cutting across the corners. Turn the ends right side out,
using  a blunt end of a pencil to push the fabric through.

  6. pull the gathering threads on the skirt, taking care to pull both
  threads evenly, and gather the skirt until it measures the length of
the
  opening in your waistband. insert a pin at each end of the threads,
and
  wind the threads around the pins a number of times to secrue them.
adjust
  the gathers evenly.

  7. lay the band on a table with the short end on the left and the long
ned
  on the right. pin the skirt to the raw edge of the band, right sides
  together. baste the skirt to the band with a double thread and macine
  stitch between the gathering threads. take care to keep the gathers
smooth
  so that the fabric below the gaterhing line is not caught up in the
  stitching. remove the basting thread. sew the ends of the gathering
  threads to the waistband, and cut off the ends. press the seam
allowance
  upward.

  8. fold the remining raw edge of the band to the inside of the skirt,
turn
  under the seam allowance, and baste this edge over the gathered edge
of
  the skirt. hadn hem.

  9. run a basting thread around the waistband about 1/8" from the edge.
  this serves to flatten the seams. press the band and remove the
basting
  thread.

  10. try the skirt on, lapping the right side over the left in front.
corss
  the sashes , bring them around to the left side and tie them in a bow
  (NOTE: you can also wear the skirt the other way around, putting it on
  like an apron, lapping left over right in back, and typing the sashes
on
  the right side).

  1. turn up the hem to the desired length. trim the hem allowance, if
  desired, and zigzag stitch along the edge or turn under the raw edge.
hand
  hem.

  this really looks nice featuring a dark blue/turquoise flowered fabric
  with a nice lacy delicate white blouse.

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