Tutorial at Dolly Creates Blog
"Have you ever gotten that "I-must-make-something-NOW" feeling? Well, I
got it today. So I made something. AND, it isn't just an apron either!
It's an actual piece of clothing. Shocked? I wanted something super-duper fast, so I checked over at Make it Perfect and found this pattern.
I didn't actually use her pattern, but I got the whole idea of the
elastic waist from her. I used a heavy-weight knit (part of the
ever-growing stash), and some 1 1/4" stretchrite elastic. To get the
shape I wanted, I just traced a skirt that I have. Ideally, it was going
to be a maxi skirt, but seeing as I had only 1 1/2 yards of fabric, if
that, I settled for a midi. I sewed up the edges with a medium zigzag
and then just left them - knit doesn't ravel, after all! The waistband I
sewed together with a regular stitch (obviously), and then sewed down
the ends as well".... Read more
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