One-Seam Skirt Sewing Tutorial and NEW! Crepe Knits
Sew our One-Seam Skirt with just one yard of NEW! Crepe Knit Fabric and a yard-or-so of 3″ knit elastic. Our One-Seam Skirt has no elastic casing and is so fast to make – you’ll be sewing this summer wardrobe staple in two hours or less with our sewing tutorial, below! Soft to the touch, and easy to sew, crepe knits are ideal for sewing dresses, tunics, tops, skirts, scarves and more! This medium weight double knit fabric combines the body of a knit and the beauty and drape of a crepe texture with 25% crosswise stretch — for added comfort and ease. 95% Polyester/5% Spandex, Width: 60″.
Our lovely Crepe Knit Fabrics are available in assorted traditional florals, modern florals, fractured animal prints, medallions, paisley, stripes, and solids. Now 27% Off in 27 New Prints in-store at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio and on-line at ShopNZP.com.
Plus we still have a few of the hard-to-find bernette 42 FUNLOCK Coverstitch Machines from BERNINA in stock and on SALE for $599 and includes a $70 NZP Gift Card in-store at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio and on-line at ShopNZP.com.
Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 210 One-Seam Skirt!
Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 210, One-Seam Skirt Sewing Tutorial Video with hosts Deanna Springer and Dana Casey from Team NZP! In this video, the Stitch it! Sisters share how to make our One-Seam Skirt completely on a serger!
Purchase our Exclusive One-Seam Skirt Sewing Pattern and NEW! Crepe Knit Fabrics at ShopNZP.com.
One -Seam Skirt Sewing Tutorial
by the Stitch it! Sisters
One-Seam Skirt Supplies
Exclusive One-Seam Skirt Bundle Box by the Stitch it! Sisters
Or, Exclusive One-Seam Skirt Sewing Pattern & 1 yds. NEW! Crepe Knit Fabric and a yard-or-so of 3″ knit elastic, and four 1″ x 17″ strips Pellon Wonder-Under Fusible Web.
Clover’s Heart Shaped Straight Pins
Clover’s Retractable Spring Tape Measure
Clover’s Chaco Liner or Marking Pen
June Tailor’s Eze-View Pressing Cloth
Iron
Four Cones Coordinating Serger Cone Thread
Schmetz ELx 705 Serger Needles Size 80/12
4-Thread Serger Sewing Machine, such as our bernette b64 AIRLOCK Overlocker
Optional: bernette b42 Coverstitch Machine
Prepare your fabrics! Pre-shrink fabrics by steaming and pressing. Then, stabilize fabrics for the sewing process by pressing and starching fabrics with Quilter’s Starch Savvy.
One-Seam Skirt
Finished Measurements
Approx. side length from waist: 32″ L
Cut Fabrics and Supplies
- Cut four 1″ x 17″ strips Pellon Wonder-Under Fusible Web.
- Using a tape measure, measure waist.
- Cut elastic 2″ shorter that waist measurement.
- Mark knit skirt rectangle 34″ long, by waist measurement plus 2″- 6″.
Before cutting skirt rectangle, wrap greatest stretch of fabric rectangle around waist and test-fit through hips. Mark rectangle skirt width with pins – with desired ease in mind. Reminder to allow an additional 1/2″ for seam allowances.
- Using pins, quarter-mark elastic and upper edge skirt fabric.
- Place elastic to skirt top, right sides together, aligning edges and matching quarter-markings. Pin.
- Stretch elastic to meet fabric, and secure with additional pins.
- Insert a new Size 80/12 Jersey Needle into machine.
When attaching elastic to skirt with a flatlock stitch on a serger, place elastic to skirt with right sides together, and place pins parallel to cut edge.
When stitching elastic to skirt with a sewing machine, set sewing machine for a “wobble-stitch”: Choose a slight zigzag (2.0-2.5 length and .5 width). On the outside, this stitch will give the appearance of a straight stitch, while providing a slight amount of stretch to the seam! Or, choose a 4-thread overlock serger stitch. Now’s the perfect time to use a serger!
- Stitch or serge seam with 1/4″ seam allowance, or use presser foot edge as a guide.
- Stitch elastic to skirt top, stretching elastic as you sew.
- Be sure to backstitch at seam beginning and ending – when stitching with a sewing machine.
- Fold elastic up and gently open the flatlock serger stitches – revealing the ‘ladder’ stitches.
- Place skirt right sides together and pin along side seam.
- Using 1/4″ seam allowance, stitch side seam with 4-Thread serger over lock seam. Or stitch with a wobble stitch on a sewing machine.
- Insert stitched serger thread tails into eye of a double eye needle. Insert needle into stitched seam, threading tail back through stitched seam.
- Add a drop of Fray Block, and cut away excess thread tail.
Finish One-Seam Skirt
- Fold elastic to skirt inside with wrong sides together. Pin at side seam and at halfway – point (where a second side seam would usually be positioned).
- With sewing machine wobble stitch, topstitch along side seam, and halfway mark, securing elastic inside skirt.
You’re the designer! Choose your desired skirt length plus 1″, and shorten skirt by trimming away extra fabric.
- Using Clover’s Hot Ruler, Eze-View Press Cloth and iron, turn up lower skirt and press 1″ lower hem.
- Following manufacturer’s instructions, press 1″ strips of Pellon Wonder-Under Fusible Web to wrong side of skirt hem.
- Remove paper backing from Wonder Under.
- Using Eze-View Press Cloth and iron, turn up and press 1″ lower hem.
- Stitch hem with a serger cover stitch, or stitch hem using wobble stitch, blind hem stitch, or topstitch with Double Needle stitching.
The bernette 42 FUNLOCK Coverstitch only Machine features coverstitch options in 2.8 mm and 5.6 mm widths, plus a chain stitch!
- Your One-Seam Skirt is complete!
Make one or more of our super-easy One-Seam Skirts!
Watch Stitch it! Sisters Program 210, One-Seam Skirt Sewing Tutorial Video with hosts Deanna Springer and Dana Casey from Team NZP! In this video, the Stitch it! Sisters share how to make our One-Seam Skirt completely on a serger!
One-Seam Skirt Supplies
Exclusive One-Seam Skirt Bundle Box by the Stitch it! Sisters
Or, Exclusive One-Seam Skirt Sewing Pattern & 1 yds. NEW! Crepe Knit Fabric and a yard-or-so of 3″ knit elastic, and four 1″ x 17″ strips Pellon Wonder-Under Fusible Web.
Clover’s Heart Shaped Straight Pins
Clover’s Retractable Spring Tape Measure
Clover’s Chaco Liner or Marking Pen
June Tailor’s Eze-View Pressing Cloth
Iron
Four Cones Coordinating Serger Cone Thread
Schmetz ELx 705 Serger Needles Size 80/12
4-Thread Serger Sewing Machine, such as our NEW! bernette b64 AIRLOCK Overlocker
Optional: NEW! bernette b42 Coverstitch Machine
Learn more about the bernette b64 AIRLOCK Overlocker at ShopNZP.com!
Learn more about the bernette b42 Coverstitch only Machine at ShopNZP.com!
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NZP will give away one Double-Eyed Needle to one US resident in the 48 contiguous states. Winner must reply within 30 days to the official giveaway announcement email message sent from Nancy Zieman Productions.
Happy Sewing!
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Susan
The One Seam Skirt by the Stitch it! Sisters! is such an easy project to create a great looking garment in comfortable crepe knit material.
Linda Seaberg
I like the’ 2 hour time to make’ idea !
CLOVIS
Your skirt was easy to make. You can make a bunch of them.