Little Red Riding Hood Skirt

During my first trimester, which was about as ugly as first trimesters go, I spent the majority of my time in bed and had to come up with creative ways to entertain my 4-year-old.  Fortunately, she's in school most of the day and was really sweet about spending the rest of the afternoon in bed with me.  We did a lot of reading and drawing and even a bit of acting.  She has memorized the story of Little Red Riding Hood so we started there. I laid in bed and pretended to be "grandma" and she was Little Red Riding Hood, of course.

When I saw this adorable Little Red Riding Hood linen in Apples & Eggs shop, I bought a half yard to make her this skirt to thank her for those afternoons we spent in bed.

 To Make:

1. Pre-wash the linen and iron it before starting your project.
2. Cut 2 rectangles.  The size depends on the size of your child.  I like to use a skirt from her closet as a guide.
3. Pin the two pieces right sides together and sew 1/2" seam up the two sides (short) of the skirt.
4. Press the side seams open.
5. With the skirt still inside out, press 1/4" hem along the top edge of the skirt.  Fold over again and press 1".  Stitch along the edge of the hem to create a band for the elastic.
6. I use a seam ripper to open a little section on the inside of one of the side seams.
7. Feed the elastic through the 1" hem using a large safety pin.
8. Stitch the two ends of the elastic together and hand stitch the opening closed.
9. Press and hem the bottom of the skirt.  I stitched a 3/4" double fold.

  

Comments

[grace shaffer]

Loved the skirt Lisa. The fabric is adorable. My project this month has been to make Addie Doll clothes. I hope you are doing well, have you picked out any names? Love, Grace