Hello! Happy just-about-weekend to you!
So, here is the variation of the Bubble Skirt...
Fun, non?!
So let's get right into it!
The steps to make the twist come in around the middle of the original tutorial. We'll start the fancy business once you get to this step:
Are ya there? Ok. Let's twist.
Here you have your Inner and Outer Skirts sewn to one another.
Now, pin as shown bellow. These pins are just to create handy reference points. They go only through the single layer of the top Outer Skirt:
Ok, now pull the Inner Skirt up into the Outer Skirt, matching the center back seam. Leave the pins where they are - don't poke them through both layers of the skirt.
Now, using the center back seam of the OUTER Skirt as reference, move the center back seam of the INNER skirt to the left. How far you move it over depends entirely on your taste and your fabric. I thought I was going to move mine all the way over to the left side pin, but I ultimately moved it to only half way between the center back and the left side:
Now - test out your Inner Seam placement. Smoosh the skirt together at the top to mimic the gathers, and see if you like the effect. If there's too much twist, bring it back towards center. If there's not enough twist, venture out further! Hold it up to see - don't leave it flat, like I have it pictured below. You won't know the real deal unless you let gravity do the work.
Once you are happy with your twist, pin through both skirts, along the top. This will hold your twist in place so you can go baste:
That's IT for the variation!
Head on back to the original tute for the last few steps! Just basting, gathering, and attaching the waistband! Hurrah!
Head on back to the original tute for the last few steps! Just basting, gathering, and attaching the waistband! Hurrah!
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| Note: my waistband is folded in these pictures - it's not folded in the pictures of the original Bubble Skirt. |
