<font color="neonpurple"><font size="3">Here's the directions for making the DRAWSTRING SKIRT. I just copied and pasted them from
http://sewyoungsewfun.com/freeprojects/default.htm l They are an exact duplicate from this page. Hope this will help!
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<font color="deeppink"><font size="3">DRAWSTRING SKIRT
Sewing Supplies:
Approx. 1 3/8 - 2 1/4 yds. V.I.P. by Cranston? cotton fabric, yardage determined by the size of your skirt. Use the back of the pattern envelope for size and amount of fabric drawstring skirt pattern of your choice OR make your own pattern using the instructions below
? 1/8 yd. Pellon? Fusible Interfacing
? 1/8 yd. Pellon? Stitch 'n Tear stabilizer
? 1 yd. Pellon Tru-Grid? pattern material (optional, for making your own pattern)
? 1 spool Coats All-Purpose Dual Duty PLUS? sewing thread
? Husqvarna Viking Sewing Machine
? Husqvarna Viking Edge-joining Presser Foot (optional)
? Fasturn Tube Turner?
? scissors
? pinking shears
? iron
? Omnigrid? cutting mat and ruler (optional)
? rotary cutter (optional)
? Dritz? seam gauge
? Dritz? fabric marking pen
? Dritz? elastic guide, or safety pin
? buttonhole chisel and cutting mat, or a seam ripper
? tape measure
? straight pins
Before you sew
1. You will need to purchase a pattern for a drawstring skirt or use the directions below to make your own pattern. To find the right size for you, take your waist and hip measurements. Wrap the tape measure around the fullest part of your hips for the hip measurement. Then, wrap the tape measure around your waist. Compare your measurements to those on the back of the skirt pattern envelope. If your measurements do not exactly match those listed under one of the skirt sizes, choose the next larger size. Once you have selected a size, scroll down the pattern to find the amount of fabric needed to make a drawstring skirt.
2. Cut out the pattern pieces following the lines that are marked for your size, or transfer your size onto the grid pattern material.
3. Take the pattern guide from the pattern envelope and follow the guide to lay the pattern pieces on the fabric. Use a tape measure to ensure that the grainline marked on the pattern is parallel to that of the fabric. Cut out each pattern piece and any notches.
To make your own pattern
*Ask a friend to help you take your measurments.
1. Measure the fullest part of your hips.
2. Add 9" to your hip measurement.
3. Divide this number in half to find the width of both the front and back of your skirt.
4. Measure from you waist the length you would like the skirt and add 3" to find the total length of your skirt.
5. Use the grid pattern material to help you make a pattern using your width and length measurements. Each block of Pellon's Tru-Grid pattern material equals 1". Once you have your measurements traced onto the grid pattern material, lay it over your fabric and cut 2 skirt pieces.
6. From the remaining fabric, cut a 3" wide strip the width of the fabric for the drawstring.
Ready, Set, Sew!
*All seams are sewn with a 5/8" seam allowance.
1. Finish the raw edges of your skirt front and back using one of these three methods:
?Use pinking shears to cut along raw edges.
?Use a zigzag stitch to sew along raw edges.
?Use a serger, which is a special machine that finishes raw edges.
2. Cut 2 - 3" x 3" squares of fusible interfacing with a pair of pinking shears. Cut 2 pieces of stabilizer the same size. Take the skirt front, fold it in half lengthwise, and make a crease near the waist edge. Lay the interfacing fusible, or bumpy, side toward the wrong side of the fabric. Then, position the interfacing 1 1/2" down from the waist edge and centered over the crease. Press the interfacing into place. Apply the second piece of interfacing to a scrap piece of fabric.
3. Turn the skirt front over so the right side is facing you. Use the seam gauge and a fabric marking pen to draw a line near the center crease that is 1 3/4" from the waist edge. The line should be parallel to the waist. Draw another parallel line near the crease that is 5/8" down from the first line. To connect the two lines, draw lines that are 1/2" away from the center crease. You now have marked the placement for two buttonholes. Before sewing buttonholes on the front of your skirt, sew a test buttonhole. Take a scrap and fuse interfacing to the wrong side. Then, place your stabilizer behind the interfacing and sew the test buttonhole. Once you feel confident, place the stabilizer behind the interfacing on the skirt front. Sewing from the right side of your fabric, make two buttonholes using the lines you marked as your guide. To cut the buttonhole open, use a buttonhole chisel and mat. If you don't have a buttonhole chisel, place straight pins through each end of the buttonholes and cut them open with a seam ripper. Tear away the stabilizer.
4. Place the right sides of the skirt front and back together and pin each side seam. Sew the side seams with a straight stitch beginning at the hem and sewing toward the waist. Press open both side seams with your iron.
5. Along the waist edge, fold 1 1/2" over toward the inside of your skirt. Use a seam gauge to measure around the casing to ensure it is the same width around the waist. Sew around the casing with the edge of your presser foot next to the edge of the fabric.
6. Take the drawstring pattern piece and fold it in half with right sides together. Sew the drawstring according to your pattern guide. If you have made your own pattern, take the long narrow strip and fold it in half lengthwise. Sew along the cut edges of the drawstring, leaving a 3" opening in the center for turning. Use a tube turner to turn your drawstring right side out. Press the drawstring with an iron. Attach an elastic guide or a safety pin to insert the drawstring through the one buttonhole and through the casing.
7. To hem the bottom edge of your skirt, fold over 1 1/2" toward the inside of your skirt. Use a seam gauge to pin up an even hem all the way around the bottom of the skirt. Lower the presser foot so that it is next to the cut edge of the fabric. Sew around the hem using the edge of the fabric to guide you as you sew.</font></font>
Drawstring Skirt 
Linear Mode
