Today Leah & her American Girl doll (Leah), went to a party at our local library. She was super excited, and wanted matching outfits for her and her doll. I remembered this cute tutorial http://simplesimonandco.blogspot.com/2011/02/bustle-skirt-tutorial.html and based the skirts off of it. I think it turned out pretty cute! Leah loves them!
How I did it. Cut 17" strip of striped fabric, sewed the salvaged edges together to make a tube. Hemmed the bottom, make a casing for 3/4" elastic at the top. Then using my Stampin' Up! Big Shot, cut out circles using the Circles #2 die. Folded them in 1/2 then 1/2 again to create the flounces. Sewed on layers starting at the bottom. After 4-5 rows, I was done sewing on flounces, so randomly placed them at the top to finish it off. Oh...and added a ruffle to the bottom since it was shorter than I would like my daughter to wear without tights!
Enjoy!
2 comments:
They are darling.....and I am jealous that you had a circle cutter!
You are such a nice mom! I bet your daughter will rememeber those skirts for a long time.
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