Ander's Attic: {super easy & flattering skirt tutorial}

I love stretchy skirts! Not only are they extremely comfortable they are also really easy and cheap to make.

Materials:

- 1/2 to 1 yard of stretchy knit material (depending on the length you want)

- 1/2 to 1 yard stretchy knit material for lining (optional; I was able to read a newspaper through my fabric!)

- Matching thread

- 3 inch elastic (sold in a 2 yard pack @ Joann's for $3.50; enough make a couple skirts!)

Knit fabric ranges from $5.99 to $14.99/yard depending on the brand and design. The cuter the print the more expensive it tends to be. This is why I love remnant piles! I hoard remnants like crazy! Most fabric stores sell their remnants for 50% off. The black ruffle material I'm using in this tutorial was a remnant. It was just under a yard and I got it for $5. Since I did a knee length skirt I still have enough leftover material to make another one if I want.

1. Grab the elastic and put it around your waist where you want the skirt to sit. Make sure you pull it a little snug so the elastic is tight when you wear the skirt. Cut off the excess elastic and sew the two ends together with a straight stitch about a 1/4 inch from the edge. I also took some anti-fray liquid and ran it along the edge.

2. Next I took both my materials, laid them out, lined them up and pinned the edges. (I didn't want my lining to go all the way to the bottom of my skirt so I brought it up a couple of inches.) If your fabric is thick enough you don't need a lining so you can skip this step.

3. Then fold your materials in half and line up your elastic band with top of the folded material. I have about 2 inches of extra material. Just trim off any extra material in a straight line down to the bottom.

***If you are wider at the hips or in the thigh region you can cut a curved line from the waist to the bottom of the skirt. So it curves out around the hip and thigh area and gives you a little more room.

4. Next pin the right sides of the material together and now you are ready to sew up the side! I did a baste stitch first because if you try and do a zigzag stitch first on stretchy fabric it bunches up all weird. At least it has for me. After the baste stitch follow with a zigzag stitch that also has straight stitches....not sure what it's called. Haha.