I finished a grey velvet skirt with darker grey stretch knit panels in the sides. Not so sure if George Costanza would wear it, but I can see the joy of being ensconced in velvet, it’s soooo soft.
Velvet Skirt with Stretch Knit Side Panels and Foldover Elastic Waistband
The skirt has a black fold over elastic waistband, and I placed the shiny side out, so it adds a hint of bling to the skirt. It’s quite easy to make, A-Line with slightly rounded edges on the hemline. The stretch panels allow you to make it more fitted to your body while still not having to insert a zipper. Yay!
Velvet A-Line Skirt with Side Stretch Panels
You draft it by using your waistband measurement, than measuring down from the centre point to the length you want, and add some width to both sides of the hem to make an A-line flare. Cut out panels, approximately 4cm (2″) out of stretch knit fabric and sew to both back and front pieces of skirt. Important: before you cut out the stretch knit panels, make sure that the stretch is going horizontally across your body and not vertically, up and down your body. After the panels were sewn to the skirt front and back, I added a decorative topstitch to both sides of the stretch panels. Then, add the fold over elastic by stretching it in sections as you sew it on to the waistband. For more information on how to attach fold over elastic, click here. Hem the skirt by double folding and top stitching. Done! And velvety. Mmmmmm.
Trim Hem With Curved Corners Using Designers Curve Ruler
Cut Skirt Out – Waistband Measurement and Added Width to the Hem for Flare
Cut Out 2 Stretch Knit Panels with Stretch Going Horizontally (i.e., across the short side)
Attach Stretch Knit Panels to Front and Back Pieces of Skirt and Sew Together
Attach Foldover Elastic at Waist, Stretching Elastic as You Sew
Double Fold Skirt Hem and Topstitch (note the decorative topstitching on both sides of the stretch panel)
DRAPE YOURSELF IN VELVET!!
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You look so cute in it! 🙂
Eeee, thanks! 🙂 I giggle like a school girl, lol. It’s really comfy too.
Ooh, I love velvet too! This skirt looks fab on you.
Oh, Thanks so much, you are too kind! And, yes, velvet is not just for curtains. It is so luxurious. I love it on my person.
Cute skirt! I really like your whole outfit as well.
Thanks so much Helena! I think you can’t go wrong with shades of grey. And my mother actually knit that short sleeve sweater. She did a great job.
. Love the color & look of this skirt. Great job sewing .
Thank you! Yes, as I mentioned above, I love shades of grey. And, I’m getting better and better with the sewing, thanks for noticing 🙂 Of course I had to seam rip out and do the waistband 3 times, so practice DOES make perfect 🙂
Love the Seinfeld clip :). You make the cutest things & present them to us in a creative way. Way to go!!
Thank you!! Gotta love Seinfeld. (Had to ‘like’ my own post because of it :)). I try my best to be imaginative when presenting on my blog and I’m enjoying it so much. Glad you stop by!
A velvet skirt would feel fabulous on your skin…. yours has turned out great and you’ll definitely get a lot of wear out of this one and especially as the colors you’ve chosen are so complimentary. Great job 🙂
Thanks very much! Personally, I think velvet should gain in popularity :). The skirt was quite easy to do and, ya, it pretty much goes with everything I own, tucked or un-tucked as the waistband also looks pretty neat with the shiny side out.
Been hearing all about Fold Over Elastic recently. GUess I will have to try it out! Great skirt… I love it! -L
Thanks so much! It was my first time using it and I like it better than making a casing for an elastic that you usually end up wanting to disguise. With the side stretch panels you can make this skirt much more fitted and make the fold over elastic part of the design 🙂
The skirt looks great, you have inspired me to try to make one this year. Lovely blog and very inspiring thank you!
Hi there Greenhousestarter, thanks for your compliments! I’m so happy that you like the blog and find it inspiring. That’s part of the joy of doing it, for sure. I would love it if you send a picture of your skirt when you finish it!
Well it may be slow in the making but a project for 2013!
Oh, no hurry. Whenever it’s finished, let me know :). I have many projects on the ‘back-burner’, that I know WILL get done, I just don’t know WHEN.
Wise words!