KIDDIE DOODLE 3: How to sew a circular skirt

My apple green bedsheet dress had a circular bottom. This is how you make one.

1. Measure your waistline, or where you want the waistline of your dress to fall. Divide by four.

2. Measure length of your skirt.

3. Fold fabric into four equal parts. Take into consideration the length of your dress when you do this.

4. Trace a quarter of a circle, the size of which is 1/4 of your waist measurement, on the corner of the fabric where the folds meet. Use a paper template for easier tracing.

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19 responses to “KIDDIE DOODLE 3: How to sew a circular skirt”

Cyndi
February 19th, 2008 at 10:16

I would like to know how you got your top and skirt into such a cute dress with no hem line? I am short and hate to add any horizontal lines to my waist and because I am so small in size, the babydoll trend with the band underneath your bust line doesnt help much either… any advice?

Thanks, and great work by the way!

Dee
March 11th, 2008 at 10:10

Oh, this is lovely! Thanks for sharing!

Krista
April 5th, 2008 at 06:38

thanks so much! :]] that was great. it helped a lot!

Liz
June 2nd, 2008 at 08:05

So did you put a zipper or buttons or anything?

Marris
June 12th, 2008 at 20:29

Hi Meream

Any advice on making straps? How did you do the ones on the dress above? Looks great, think I might try it, but have always struggled with making straps!

Rhea
June 13th, 2008 at 09:52

this is beautiful. Do have instuctions fot the whole dress including the top half?

Joy
August 2nd, 2008 at 01:51

Thank you so much for the pattern. I have been looking for a skirt pattern that is simple and flattering- I’m certainly plus-sized and have problems finding simple skirts that are comfy for the summer. Thanks again!

Malaka
September 27th, 2008 at 06:10

its so great and so lovely! i love circular skirts and have waited a long tym to learn how to sew it on my own……thanks a lot!
and by the way the instructions are crystal clear!:)
thanks again….

Sheridyn
October 3rd, 2008 at 15:10

this was a fantastic help, and it only took me 2 hours from start to finish. i even added an elasticated waist band!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
:)

kelly
October 20th, 2008 at 02:08

this is amazing, your creations are beautiful, i just printed out the instructions for this skirt and i am getting started right now.

kelly
October 20th, 2008 at 02:51

your creations are still lovely, but your instructions are hard to follow, haha i just wasted like 2 yards of fabric

Elizabeth
October 29th, 2008 at 13:44

I think that you missed the part of explaning how to fold the curve its not so simple. Im working on a dress with a train and i can’t keep the curve. I have looked at so many sites and haven’t learned anything. If you can help more that would be awsome. Thanks

amanda
January 4th, 2009 at 02:33

hey, cool dress. im 13 and love to sew! but how did you make it into a dress? you only showed how to make a skirt. i think you should also show how to make the dress version.

:) so cool!

niharika
February 21st, 2009 at 16:41

this is awesome i tried it in chiffon with different colours and i love it!!!!!!!!!!!

Irena
March 26th, 2009 at 06:06

Hi, I love your dress! And the pattern instructions are very clear too. Anyway, I was always wondering for example, if you have a stripped material and you want to make a circular skirt out of that, how do you make the stripes right? That is, how do you make the stripes all nice and straight on the whole dress?

Thank you very much!!! :)

Zak
March 31st, 2009 at 22:20

Hi, Please can you tell me how to amend this (really good) design to make a full length circle skirt? Thanks!!

Alison
June 5th, 2009 at 18:17

Every time I cut the 1/4 of the waistline measument the waistline always ends up to big I overcame this by putting in a gatther. Is there anyway that I can get the waistline more accurate?

thanks Alison

ILikePaperCutting
March 17th, 2010 at 12:54

this is useful to me, thanks.

One Second Needle
November 16th, 2010 at 05:15

Great tip. It sure is useful to anyone making a dress or skirt. Thank you for this post.

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