How much fabric do you need to make a skirt?

In a perfect world, we’d wait to buy fabric until we had a specific project in mind, and we could determine the yardage to buy based on the pattern envelope.

I don’t know about you, but rarely do I have a specific pattern in mind when I buy fabric. I tend to shop the other way.

I see fabric I love and think, “Hmm… that would make a nice skirt!” But how much fabric to buy to make a skirt? Gwen from After the Dress has done the research and come up with average yardages for sewing skirts. It’s all part of her “How much fabric to buy?” series. Get the chart for skirt yardages.

A skirt typically requires around two yards of cloth.
If you want to construct a tiny skirt out of woven or knit fabric, 12 yard cloth works well in most sizes. If you want a knee-length skirt, 1 yard broad cloth would enough. A midi skirt will require around 112 yards of fabric, while a long skirt may require up to 2 yards of cloth depending on the style. You’ll need around 2.5 yards of broad fabric for an ordinary maxi skirt.

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Christmas is one of those holidays that you just can decorate too much for. There’s no limit to the amount of holiday cheer you can bring into you home! There’s no such thing as too many Christmas decorations. You can bring Christmas décor into any room of the house – including the kitchen! Which is kind of fitting given how many Christmas activities and gifts are made in the kitchen. We’ve rounded up 13 Christmas kitchen accessories you can sew for your home or to give as gifts.

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