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Have you drooled over photos of beautiful vintage or vintage-inspired dresses with the beautifully shaped circle skirt? There’s a good chance that there’s horsehair braid sewn into the hem to give it that shape. Professor Pincushion shares a video tutorial… Read more ... 
Michelle from Handmade Martini shares a tutorial for making her Ruffles and Lace Skirt for little girls. The little girl’s skirt is covered in rows of ruffled fabric and dyed eyelet lace. Her tutorial is part of the Snowflakes and… Read more ... 
Angelina from JoJo And Eloise shows how to make her Borderline Skirt. It’s a classic gathered skirt with color blocked stripe around the hem. She shows it as a girl’s skirt but it would also be pretty for an adult… Read more ... 
When is a bucket hat pattern not a bucket hat pattern? When it becomes a pattern for a doll skirt! Oliver + S shows how you can adapt their free bucket hat pattern to make it a circle skirt that… Read more ... 
A while back, FinnStyle sent me some remnants of some fabulous Marimekko fabrics. Seriously, how lucky am I!! I could spend all evening drooling over all the Marimekko fabrics they have! They also have a huge selection of finished clothing,… Read more ... 
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shares a tutorial for making a this cute cupcake appliqued skirt for a girl. The skirt is gathered on to a drop waist, and the cupcake appliques are cut from a novelty… Read more ... 
Kelly from Sewing In No Man’s Land wraps up her 12 Skirts of Christmas series with a tutorial of her own, showing how to make a little girl’s lace skirt. The top layer is a pretty lace, and the lining… Read more ... 
This paneled pencil skirt is all kinds of awesome! Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shares a tutorial showing how to make one. Her post is part of the 12 Skirts of Christmas series at Sewing In No Man’s Land. The… Read more ... 
Sometimes the best Christmas dress is actually a Christmas skirt. That’s what Shauna from Shwin & Shwin made for her baby daughter. She made the taffeta skirt extra long and pulls it up so it fits more like an empire… Read more ... 
Shannon from Little Kids Grow shows how she made a wrap skirt for her tween daughters. She calls it her Christmas Tree Wrap Skirt because of the dressy holiday fabric she used. You can make it dressy like she did,… Read more ... 
Jessica from Happy Together shares a tutorial in the 12 Skirts of Christmas series at Sewing In No Man’s Land for this adorable peg doll pocket skirt. It’s a little girl’s skirt with a house shaped applique that also happens… Read more ... 
Heather from Feather’s Flights guest blogs in the 12 Days of Handmade Gifts at Sew Caroline with a tutorial showing how to make this wrap skirt. It requires just one seam and the size is adjustable. It wraps far enough… Read more ... 
Hilary and Jessica from Domestic Bliss Squared show how to make a simple skirt for an American Girl doll. It’s so easy, it only takes one seam! What makes it so simple is that she started with a thrifted skirt… Read more ... 
This faux sherpa fleece Christmas tree skirt has a warm, cozy, woodland look. Delia from Delia Creates shows how you can make one, with no sewing required. It’s a fast and easy to make project. Go to Delia Creates for … Read more ... 
Amy from Nap Time Crafters shares a free pattern for making a patchwork tree skirt. There are 16 pie-shaped panels around the skirt so you can mix and match print and pattern and color to your heart’s desire. A set… Read more ... 
