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10 Feb

Victorian Valentine Skirt Tutorial

Hi Ucreate readers.
Kari always finds the most amazing projects around. I am SO honored to be here today!
My name in Nancy, and I blog at Nancy’s Couture.
I am blessed to be a stay at home mom to a sweet boy and a little princess. I love to sew!…especially for my children.  You will find tutorials and patterns for recycled and made from scratch clothes for kids over at my blog.
Today I am going to share my newest creation.
I am totally in love with this skirt!!!
Victorian Valentine Skirt
victorian valentine skirt tutorial
Supplies Needed:
1/2 yard each:  lacy fabric, white cotton fabric, another white cotton fabric
Lace edging….lots of it
Crochet trim 29″
3/4″ non roll elastic
Thread
Scissors
Sewing Machine

First we cut the skirt pieces.
Cut 2 rectangles 14.5” x 12.5”
Now we will cut the fabric strips to make the ruffles.
*Cut 6 strips of the first fabric.
*Cut 4 strips of the second fabric and the lace fabric.
*Cut 10  pieces of lace each 28″ in length
Next we are going to make the base of the skirt.
With right sides facing stitch the sides.
Now for the elastic casing you will fold down 1/4″ and then 1″. Stitch close to the fold.
Next we need to attach the lace edging to the strips of fabric.
Attaching Lace- Zig Zag Stitch
Lay the lace on top of the fabric. Using a short stitch. zig zag stitch over the edges of the lace and fabric as pictured above.
Fold lace down and iron flat.
Hem of Lace Fabric
We will not add lace to the bottom of the lace fabric, instead we will hem it. To hem fold the bottom up 1/4″ and then another 1/4″ and stitch.
Now grab 2 strips of the same fabric. Lay them right sides facing each other. Sew each end so that you have a big loop. Continue with the remaining fabric strips.
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It’s time to gather all the strips for the ruffles of the skirt.
Gathering Ruffles
To gather you are going to stitch. using your longest stitch length, 1/4″ from the edge.  Then you will stitch again 1/2″ from the edge.  This will prevent puckering in the ruffle when you sew it to the skirt.
Attaching Ruffles 1
Now you are going to sew the ruffle to the bottom of the skirt.
With right sides together pin the ruffle to the skirt matching the seams.  Adjust the gathers to fit.
Stitch in between the two rows of gathering stitches as shown in the above photo.
Attaching Ruffles 2
Iron the raw edge up toward the skirt.
Top stitch 1/4” from the seam.
Attaching Ruffles 3
Continue adding ruffles. I just laid the ruffles out to see how far apart I wanted them spaced.
Attaching Ruffles 5
To attach the rest of the ruffles I followed the same steps as above except I put the wrong side of the ruffle to the right side of the fabric. 
Attaching Ruffles 6 
I again sewed between the 2 rows of gathering stitches.  Then I took out the gathering stitches and zig zag stitched the raw edge to prevent fraying.
Attaching Trim at Top
After attaching the last ruffle you will sew on the crochet trim. This will cover up the raw edges of the top ruffle.
Put elastic in the waistband casing and you re finished!
Rows of ruffles
So much ruffle-y goodness.
lace ruffle skirt tutorial
diy lace ruffle skirt
Kari, thank you so much for having me here today. I hope y’all have enjoyed this project.
I would love to have you come visit me at Nancy’s Couture for more fun projects!

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Comments

  1. Harps and Ollie's Mom says

    February 10, 2012 at 5:08 PM

    I love the whole outfit!! I have two little girls that would look adorable in this…I may have to make one for each of them! Thanks for sharing!

    harpsandollie.blogspot.com

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  2. Carey says

    February 10, 2012 at 5:26 PM

    This is absolutely lovely!

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  3. PolkaDot says

    February 10, 2012 at 5:47 PM

    Oh so cute! And it looks really simple to do!

    PolkaDot

    btw I am having a giveaway at my blog barefootedintexas.blogspot.com

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  4. Amy says

    February 11, 2012 at 1:12 AM

    I’m in love:)

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  5. Daneilia @ Anchors Away says

    February 10, 2012 at 6:16 PM

    That’s gorgeous.

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  6. Sierra @ The Blue Robin Cottage says

    February 11, 2012 at 2:56 AM

    Absolutely beautiful!! I’m all about ruffles and lace!! 🙂 Just lovely!

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  7. Emily says

    February 11, 2012 at 1:35 AM

    Super cute!! Pinning for later. 🙂

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  8. Agy says

    February 11, 2012 at 8:44 AM

    Stunning! Perfect for a little princess! 🙂

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  9. *Gaba* says

    February 11, 2012 at 2:08 PM

    Wow! Very Nice!
    So Cute how Love!
    Kisses!

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  10. A tai-tai says

    February 12, 2012 at 6:11 PM

    oh wow how adorable!! just a little question..how long are the strips of fabric for the ruffles?? I couldn’t find the measure…Thanks so much for sharing this

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  11. Nancy says

    February 12, 2012 at 3:54 PM

    I have wanted to make one of these Ruffled Skirts for my Granddaughter for a long time!! Thanks for the tutorial!!

    Nancy

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  12. Rachel {BubblyNatureCreations.com} says

    February 13, 2012 at 2:20 AM

    It is so cute!!! love it!

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