Out of Order: DIY Tutorial - Full Skirt - StumbleUpon. Half Circle Skirt. If you are a new or returning sewer, learning how to sew a half circle skirt should be your first fit project.
Make it fit at the waist and hips, choose your length, and you’ve got it done. Quick and easy! Most skirts are easy and simple. There are many books on how to draft your own skirt patterns for different styles: yoked, full circular, skirt with inset pockets, etc. Worlds Easiest Skirt. My sewing skills are pretty much limited to making my machine go forwards and backwards with a straight stitch.
If you can do that (and also handle a pair of scissors), you can make this skirt. This lesson plan comes largely thanks to Susan of freshly picked, whose incredible and much more lucid elastic-waist skirt pattern you can find here. The first several steps are hers, and are much easier to understand on her blog. Thanks also to Kendi, who told me that I could add text using Picasa and contributed to any clarity this lesson plan has. P.S.