Ever wish you could design your own clothes?  Clothes that fit you perfectly?  Well…if you can sew, you can!  Let’s start with an easy project and make your own skirt pattern.

Skirts are easy because they only require a few measurements:  waist, hip, waist-to-hip length, and length.  

Waist: This should be the point where your skirt will sit. For me, this is usually about 1 inch below my waist.

Hip: This is the fullest part of your hip/rear.

Waist-to-Hip Length: This is the vertical measure between your waist measure to your hip measure.

Length: This is from your waist measure to where you want your skirt to fall.

A few notes about measuring:

• Measure to the nearest half inch,
• Don’t “cinch” the tape around you but it should be snug.
• Don’t suck in.
• Do measure over the same undergarments your will wear with the finished product.  If you will be wearing this skirt with Spanx then measure over your Spanx.  If you will be wearing over a slip, then measure over a slip.

Tonight’s assignment:

1.  Get your measurements.

2.  Gather some freezer paper, tissue paper, wrapping paper, or butcher paper; a ruler; and a pencil for Thursday.  That’s when we’ll draw!