if you know a little girl...

you need to make her one or two or three of these for Christmas...

THIS is the tutorial I used to make Emmy's Halloween skirt and I have been addicted ever since!  She has her Halloween skirt, an anyday skirt and now a Christmas skirt!  I even made an itsy bitsy newborn Christmas skirt for my friend's little baby! 

I'm telling you, if I can figure out how to make these little pretties, you can too! 

SO, if you're interested - WHAT I'VE LEARNED as I've sewn these is:

1)  Emmy is a small 19 monther so the measurements I have felt have worked best for her are

waist:  2, 5 X 12.5in. strips

ruffle #1:  2, 5.5 X 22-25in. strips

 (mine have actually been about 21 in. because I have just been cutting beginning at the fold so I can get all my strips out of less fabric - half of the width of my fabric)

adjoining strip:  2, 3.5 X 12.5in. strips

(you can cut this wider if you want and then trim as needed to adjust how low the second ruffle hangs)

ruffle #2:  2 6 X 22-25in. strips

**the length of the waist pieces and adjoining strips must be the same (i.e. 12.5 in. according to what I do)

**the length of the ruffle pieces should be the same (I use 21 in.)

2)  use 1/4" seams on everything

3) AND THIS HELPED ME TONS...iron your heams BEFORE you sew so you have a guide for them later.  Sew your skirt with all the hems open and hem last like it says.  It was just easier for me to have the folds so I didn't have to measure a straight hem on a circle skirt.  Oh...and do double hems to prevent fraying.  I did 1/4in + 1/4in making a total of a 1/2in hem on my two ruffles.

There you have it!  I'm sure none of this made any sense.  But, like I said - if I can figure it out, you can too! 

Happy sewing and giving!