Full Circle Skirt Free PDF Printable Sewing Pattern for 18-Inch Dolls

Here's another PDF printable sewing pattern for an 18-inch doll---Full circle skirt with elasticated waist band.

Seam allowances:

Seam allowances are included in the pattern, which is for the skirt 0.25 inch at the top edge and 0.50 inch at the hemline, and for the waist band, 0.25 at the side seams, 0.25 inch at the top edge, and 0.25 inch at the bottom edge.

How to print?

This is a two-page PDF file. 

Print the page on an A4 paper. Make sure you have set page sizing to "Actual size" before you print the pattern. 

You can measure the 1 inch x 1 inch square in the pattern page to check whether the page has printed correctly.

Pattern Link:

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How to Cut the Pattern Pieces from the Fabric?

This is how you will cut the skirt and waist band from the fabric. Cut the waist band  separately, and insert a 10-inch elastic into the waist band casing.

Suggested fabrics and fabric measurements:

An 18 x 18-inch (45 x 45-cm) fabric is needed to make this circle skirt. This is how the circle skirt will look like after it's cut out from the fabric. It will look like a donut. :-)

You can use a variety of fabrics to make this skirt, such as quilting cotton, gingham, linen, seersucker, crepe, silk, etc. 

How to Sew?

Hem the skirt. Fold the hemline towards the wrong side by 0.25 inch and then again by 0.25 inch and sew along the folded edge. 

Join the sides of the waist band with a 0.25-inch seam allowance. Fold the top edge of the waist band to the wrong side by 0.25 inch and then fold the bottom edge to the wrong side by 0.25 inch. Fold the waist band in half (it should be 0.50 inch wide now) and sandwich the 0.25 seam allowance of the top edge of the skirt into bottom edge of the folded waist band and pin all around. Sew along the inside folded edge of the waist band, while catching the skirt's seam allowance and the outside folded edge of the waist band along, leaving a 2-inch gap to insert the elastic. Next, insert a 3/8-inch-wide, 10-inch-long elastic, join the ends of the elastic by 0.25 inch, and then sew the opening closed. 

Now your doll has got a beautiful swirly circle skirt.

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Happy sewing!  

---Flora