Ruffle Skirt

I happen to live near Solvang, CA and in Solvang there is a store that sells fabric by the yard for only $1! But you have to check regularly to see what they have in stock and sometimes you have to dig. They happened to have some ruffle fabric. It was only a scrap and not on a bolt. But I did get about a yard and a half of it. I have not sewn in a while but with finding out that 3 cousins, my sister-in-law, and a few friends are pregnant has got me in the mood again.

I saw a cute skirt on Little Birdie Secrets that she found a tutorial for on Altered Cloth. But instead of making it for myself I decided to make one for Julia out of the $1/yard ruffle fabric.

I followed the tutorial and adjusted the size to fit my daughter. I also didn't make the skirt as full. I originally planned to make it really full but then changed my mind as I was sewing the skirt. It was an easy sew and I finished it in just over an hour. In fact I was able to make two skirts in about an hour and a half.

Skirt A

Remember how I said I changed my mind about the fullness of the skirt? Well using the fabric that I cut off I was able to make another skirt. This skirt is slightly fuller and twirls a bit better.

Skirt B

Julia liked Skirt A the best and we happen to know a little girl who loves to wear skirts everyday that we can give Skirt B. Not to shabby for about 50 cents worth of fabric!

I have a little more of this ruffle fabric left to experiment with.