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Sew: Inside Out, Round & Round Skirt Tutorial {No Hem Reversible Wrap Circle Skirt}

May 27, 2013

I adore circle skirts! They have a 50’s vibe, they’re full and flirty and best of all they are twirly. From the littlest girl to the most grown up woman, a circle skirt makes you want to spin and twirl!

Sew: Inside Out, Round & Round Skirt Tutorial  {No Hem Reversible Wrap Circle Skirt}

The Inside Out, Round& Round Skirt is fab because:

  • It’s reversible, so you can wear it two ways
  • it’s adjustable so it will fit a range of sizes
  • because of the way it’s constructed, there is no fiddly hem!

So, let’s get started…

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When choosing fabric for this project, remember that due to the nature of the skirt, parts of your fabric may be upside down or sideways in some sections. Parts of the other side of the skirt may show (whichever way you wear it) so keep that in mind when choosing fabrics too. I find two medium weight cottons work well but I used a cotton sateen and a cotton lawn for this one.

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Draw or download a pattern, make sure that the total waist measurement is 4 1/2’’or 12cm bigger than your waist to allow for an overlap at the waist. Drafting a circle skirt is pretty easy, this post explains things nicely. Or you can buy a pattern if you’d like, this one comes in UK sizes 8 to 22.

.Sew: Inside Out, Round & Round Skirt Tutorial  {No Hem Reversible Wrap Circle Skirt}

Once you have the pattern cut out, it should look like this. The pattern piece I have is ¼ of the total skirt and I will cut 2 pieces of fabric on the fold. So I will end up with 2 half circles of each fabric that will add up to a full circle of each fabric.

Sew: Inside Out, Round & Round Skirt Tutorial  {No Hem Reversible Wrap Circle Skirt}

I folded my green fabric in half, pinned out my pattern on the fold and cut. Then I repeated, so I had 2 green half circles. I did the same for my polka dot fabric, so I had 2 half circles of polka dots too.

Sew: Inside Out, Round & Round Skirt Tutorial  {No Hem Reversible Wrap Circle Skirt}

Each of my circles are made up of 2 half circle sections. To join the halves into full circles, I laid the green fabric right sides together, pinned and sewed the sections together with a 1 cm seam allowance. Then iron the seam allowances open.  The I repeated with my polka dot fabric.

Sew: Inside Out, Round & Round Skirt Tutorial  {No Hem Reversible Wrap Circle Skirt}

You should left with two fabric donuts with one open seam, like this:

Sew: Inside Out, Round & Round Skirt Tutorial  {No Hem Reversible Wrap Circle Skirt}

Lay the skirts out on top of each other, right sides together and pin all the way around. Sew down one short side, along the bottom curve, up the other short side, leaving the waist open. I use a 1cm seam allowance. I’ve put a book in the open waist, so you can see that it’s there.

Sew: Inside Out, Round & Round Skirt Tutorial  {No Hem Reversible Wrap Circle Skirt}

Clip the seam allowance at the corners and notch the bottom curve.

Sew: Inside Out, Round & Round Skirt Tutorial  {No Hem Reversible Wrap Circle Skirt}

Turn the skirt to the right side through the waist. Poke out the bottom corners, using a pointy object (be careful not poke a hole) and press all of your seams.

Sew: Inside Out, Round & Round Skirt Tutorial  {No Hem Reversible Wrap Circle Skirt}Think about which fabric you want for waistband/ ties. Both sides will have the same fabric. Mark out and cut a rectangle 350cm or 138” long and 15cm or 6” wide from the fabric of your choice. This will give you a 4cm or 1.5” waistband that is long enough to tie around you waist. Unless you have some very long remnants, your waist band will have joins along the length, sew and press those first.

Sew: Inside Out, Round & Round Skirt Tutorial  {No Hem Reversible Wrap Circle Skirt}

Fold the waistband in half lengthwise and press. Sorry for the blurry pic!

Sew: Inside Out, Round & Round Skirt Tutorial  {No Hem Reversible Wrap Circle Skirt}

Open out the waistband and fold each edge into the middle, using the line you just pressed as guide (I have marked that in blue for clarity). The pic shows it better than I can explain it.

Sew: Inside Out, Round & Round Skirt Tutorial  {No Hem Reversible Wrap Circle Skirt}Fold in half one more time and press. Cut an angle at the ends and open out, like this.

Sew: Inside Out, Round & Round Skirt Tutorial  {No Hem Reversible Wrap Circle Skirt}

To avoid bulk trim back like this

Sew: Inside Out, Round & Round Skirt Tutorial  {No Hem Reversible Wrap Circle Skirt}

Fold and press the raw edges like this

Sew: Inside Out, Round & Round Skirt Tutorial  {No Hem Reversible Wrap Circle Skirt}

One last press and the waist band and you should have this

Sew: Inside Out, Round & Round Skirt Tutorial  {No Hem Reversible Wrap Circle Skirt}

One last step! But I forgot to take pics, so I hope I can explain it. Find the centre of the waistband and mark with a pin. Find centre back of the skirt and mark that too. Sandwich the waist of the skirt in the waist band and pin. Topstitch from the tip on one end of the tie, all the way along the tie. When you get the where the skirt is sandwiched in the waist ties, be sure that you are catching all the layers. Keep sewing until you get to the other end of the waist ties. And Voila!!

Sew: Inside Out, Round & Round Skirt Tutorial  {No Hem Reversible Wrap Circle Skirt}

Sew: Inside Out, Round & Round Skirt Tutorial  {No Hem Reversible Wrap Circle Skirt}

Sew: Inside Out, Round & Round Skirt Tutorial  {No Hem Reversible Wrap Circle Skirt}

Sew: Inside Out, Round & Round Skirt Tutorial  {No Hem Reversible Wrap Circle Skirt}

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12 Comments


Laila Summers
September 25, 2013 at 12:28 pm
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Thanks, I just made this for my toddler but got stuck at the waist band, this helped loads, Thank you



Sarah
September 25, 2013 at 12:48 pm
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Oh I am so glad I was able to help! I would love see your skirt – feel free to post it to my facebook page xxx



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Jena Root
October 18, 2014 at 1:52 am
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Love this! Could it work with a half-circle skirt as well?



    Sarah
    October 20, 2014 at 7:38 am
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    This would be great as a half circle! You would need to increase the overlap as there would be less fabric to cover it. You would need 1 1/3 to 1 1/2 times your waist. I’d love to see your skirt when you make it xxx

Dorothy Davis
March 15, 2017 at 11:36 pm
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what size bolt are you using to get two half is it a 45″ or 60″ bolt



    Sarah
    March 16, 2017 at 1:21 pm
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    Hi!
    The green fabric was 60″ wide and the polka dot was only 42″ wide.
    Hope that helps!

Dorothy Davis
March 15, 2017 at 11:44 pm
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when you wrap skirt w belt ties should there be a slit to slide one end through so it will be smooth on waist when tied



    Sarah
    March 16, 2017 at 1:25 pm
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    Yes, most skirts do have a slit and you can absolutely add one if you’d like. I’ve always found them a bit fiddly and awkward, so I omitted it. That’s what I really love about sewing, you can customize everything to your own tastes.

Kristen
March 10, 2019 at 2:42 am
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Thank you for posting! I just finished a half circle, and I love it!



    Sarah
    March 15, 2019 at 2:43 pm
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    I am a half circle fiend! I’ve posted lots of variations.

    Happy sewing xxx

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