Basic Twirl Skirt

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Basic Twirl Skirt

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Basic Twirl Skirt Sizes 12m, 18m, 2T, 4T, 6, 8

Fabric Lightweight to medium weight, washable cotton, knit, corduroy, denim

Supplies Iron, ironing board, sewing machine, serger (optional), scissors, straight pins, & safety

pin

Notions Coordinating thread & 3/4” elastic

Fabric Requirements Sizes Fabric 1 Fabric 2 Fabric 3

12m, 18m, & 2T 1/4 yd 1/4 yd 1/4 yd

4T 1/4 yd 3/8 yd 1/4 yd

6 & 8 1/4 yd 1/2 yd 1/4 yd

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Sizing Chart

12m 18m 2T 4T 6 8

Waist 14”-24” 15”-25” 16”-26” 17”-27” 18”-28” 20”-30”

Length 10.5” 11” 13” 14” 15” 16”

Cutting Guide:

Please make sure to wash, dry, and iron your fabric before you begin to avoid any

shrinking.

All Tiers are length x width

Sizes Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Elastic

12m 6 x 27 5 x 41 3.5 x 30 (cut 2) 16”

18m 6 x 29 5 x 43 4 x 32 (cut 2) 17”

2T 6.5 x 30 6 x 44 4.5 x 34 (cut 2) 18”

4T 7 x 32 6.5 x 24 (cut 2) 4.5 x 36 (cut 2) 19”

6 7.5 x 32 7 x 25 (cut 2) 4.5 x 37 (cut 2) 20”

8 8 x 34 7.5 x 26 (cut 2) 4.5 x 38 (cut 2) 22

Things To Know:

Read all instructions before beginning and email me for questions before

beginning

Wash, dry, and iron all material before making any cuts to allow for shrinkage

All seams are ½ inch unless otherwise noted.

Always press your seams as you go and topstitch where the instructions indicate

to give your clothing a finished and professional look.

If you are unfamiliar with any terms listed in these instructions, please refer to the

GLOSSARY section at the end of the document.

All patterns are designed by Jillian Davis of Teensy Couture.

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of this pattern remains with Teensy Couture. Teensy Couture cannot be held

responsible for human error, printing errors, or individual workmanship. Items made

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Sewing Instructions:

Please make sure to wash, dry, and iron your fabric before you begin to avoid any

shrinking.

1. Make all necessary cuts before beginning. This is what your pieces should look

like. (Tier 1 in black print, Tier 2 in cupcake print…certain sizes will have 2 Tier 2 pieces,

and Tier 3 in black print…all sizes will have 2 Tier 3 pieces)

2. Take both Tier 3 pieces and put them on top of each other, right sides together,

forming one long strip.

3. Make sure to zigzag your seam if you are not serging.

4. Gather Tier 3 using which ever method you are most comfortable with.

5. Adjust gathers on Tier 3 to width of Tier 2. Pin in place.

6. Serge or zigzag stitch the Tiers right sides together matching top of Tier 3 to

bottom of Tier 2 if you have directional fabric.

7. Open up seams and press seam upward.

8. Gather the top of Tier 2 using whichever gathering method you are comfortable

with. Adjust the gathers to fit Tier 1. (In my photo, I sewed 2 smaller pieces to form Tier 1

to have an additional side seam at top.)

9. Match top of Gathered Tier 2 to bottom of Tier 1 and pin in place.

10. Serge or Zigzag the raw edges removing pins as you sew. Open up seams and

press up. This is what your skirt should look like at this point.

11. Press your waistband down before forming your skirt into a tube. Press the top

edge of Tier 1 down 1/4”. I use a piece of Cardstock with a ¼” line drawn.

12. Fold over again 1 ¼” forming a casing for elastic to go through. Again, I use a

cardstock with a line measured across it at 1 ¼”.

13. Take the skirt and fold it in half with right sides together forming a tube. Make

sure to unfold the top edge before sewing down the side or you will not be able to

insert the elastic for the waistband.

14. Pin the raw edges matching seams and edges from all 3 Tiers.

15. Serge or zigzag the raw edge forming your skirt. Again, MAKE SURE TO UNFOLD

THE WAISTBAND BEFORE SEWING!

16. At this point, you should refold down your waistband on the pressed fold lines.

Mark where your center back will be and add any tags. If you do not have a tag, you

can use a piece of twill tape or bias tape folded over to mark the back.

17. Sew the edge 1/8” from bottom fold of waistband leaving a 1” opening to insert

the elastic into. I like to do this on the seam to keep it less noticeable.

18. Using a safety pin or elastic guide tool, insert cut piece of elastic securing the

end so that it does not feed completely into the waistband. Feed around until it

comes out the other side. Overlap the ends 1” and sew a couple zigzag stitches to

secure it in place. Pull the elastic completely into the waistband and close your

opening.

19. Finish the skirt by adding a bottom hem. If you serge the bottom, you can fold

the serged edge under and stitch close to the edge.

Or, you can fold under ¼” and again ¼” – ½” and stitch close to the edge.

20. Give your skirt a professional finish by topstitching on each seam.

Congratulations, you have now finished your 3 Tiered Twirl Skirt!

Glossary Topstitch - A line of stitching that runs parallel to the seam or fold and is used to

give a more finished look to your piece by helping the seam lie flat. Use a medium

machine stitch length and stitch 1/8” from edge/seam.

Gather – loosen the needle thread tension slightly. Set the stitch length for a long

stitch. Working from the right side of the fabric, stitch the ¼” from raw edge. Stitch

again ¼” away from that stitch. Leave long thread tails. Pin the long piece to the

shorter piece and gently pull on the bobbin thread, sliding the fabric along until the

long piece is the same length as the short piece.

Hem - Press under Seam allowance, and then press raw edge down to meet first

crease at seam allowance. Stitch in place.

Pin - A small sharp thing for holding garments together temporarily, and for holding

patterns to fabric for cutting out. If you are told to pin something together, then place

the pins so that they go in and out of the face of the fabric, thus: 0- --

Pressing - The art of pressing is different from the art of ironing, Most importantly, one

usually uses a dampened pressing cloth rather than steam, and the iron is picked up

off the cloth and moved, rather than rubbed back and forth.

Raw Edge - The cut edge of a piece of garment. It may fray or unravel if left in this

state.

Seam Allowance - The little bit of fabric between the cut edge of the garment

and the seam line. Frequently this is 5/8" or 1.5cm. Teensy Couture patterns ½”.