I am so excited to be kicking off the Fall Collection today with the Side Bustle Skirt. It is one of those items that I have absolutely fallen in love with, and couldn’t be happier to share with you.
The side bustle skirt boasts a nice full skirt, made with lightweight fabric that has a lot of movement. Extra fullness is given at the side panels with gathered bustles sewn in, as well as a very minimal high-low hem. The free sewing pattern offered for this skirt comes fully digitized in Sizes 4T and 6 years.
I always know something is a hit when my daughter wants to take it off of the dress form and wear it immediately…and when I regret not having one in my own size.
Side Bustle Skirt DIY – Fall Collection 2013
How to Sew the Side Bustle Skirt
Materials:
- 1 yard lightweight, ‘flowy’ fabric (voile, polyester, silk, lightweight knits, anything with a lot of movement)
- 3/4″ elastic
- Pattern Pieces Downloadable HERE
Instructions:
And you are finished!
It is really rather easy to sew together, the corner edges within the side bustle being the most difficult part. Just be sure to clip the corner seams slightly at the edges, and you won’t have any problems with it puckering.
We are going to get tons of use out of this skirt for the Fall Season!
And even more when Spring comes back around.
Now its your turn. Show me what you are Sewing this Fall..
We want to see what you are working on! Simply Tweet, Instagram, or Post on Facebook using the hashtag #SewingRabbitFallCollection. We’ll show a round up of some of our favorites every Saturday, with a link to the Social Media you chose to use. We want to share the Fall Sewing love, and show everyone just how awesome you are!
Thanks so much for stopping by, and we look forward to seeing what you are working on!
Until next time…Happy Sewing!
This is such a cute skirt (and I love that fabric print). I can’t wait to see all the other tutorials and what everyone sews up!
Thank you so much Teresa!! Can you believe, I picked that fabric up for $1 per yard in LA. I am totally kicking myself for not purchasing 10 more yards of it!!! Alas, I only got 1 🙂
Adorable! I’ll be making Lillian one… But she’d like to know where to get the boots! Ha…. Shoe fetish starts early.
Hahhahahah! So funny Zoe!! I think they were Target last Season 🙂
Love it! So adorable. That fabric is so perfect for fall and I adore how you styled it too! 🙂
Thank you so much Heidi!
super cute!!
Thank you so much Jen!
Super fun! I love the innovation of this skirt! I can’t wait to see everything else!
Thank you so much Heather!
I luuuurve this! It would be great for an adult too, because the volume doesn’t start at the waist, but half-way down (so avoiding making the post-baby tummy area looking any bigger).
Thanks so much Nicole! After I made the skirt, I was so wishing I had it for myself 🙂
This is beyond adorable! I want one in my size too!
Thanks Erin! Me too 🙂
the skirt … the styling . . . your daughter . . . all so cute!! Thanks so much for sharing this pattern – it’s so fun!
Thank you so much Lucinda!
I have to have this skirt just for ME!!!!!!
I feel you. Truly, I do. Lol 🙂
I love this so much!!! I think I need to make one for Em…. It’s a good thing she’s the same size as your daughter!!!
So cute! Why doesn’t my daughter want to wear skirts? I want one in my size!
YAY! Thank you – my daughter fits the pattern size and would LOVE this!
Love this! Fantastic easy to follow tutorial, thank you very much xx
Just finished this skirt for my tallish 3 yr old granddaughter. I used the 4 and I think it will be perfect. So cute and easy, as well as quick. Thanks so much for the great free tutorial. xo
What a great, classy skirt. I just printed the pattern today! My family especially appreciates your “modesty comment” in the instructions. It’s just so important for our young girls. Many thanks!
Love it! Quickly made one and my daughter almost went to bed with it……
I just used the instructions to make one for myself and I absolutely love it! Thanks for the great idea!
http://friendsstitchedtogether.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/bold-print-skirt/
I went to cut out my pattern and cannot figure out how to make everything fit on 1 yd of fabric. I am making the size 6. Am I missing something, or should I have purchased an extra 1/4 yd?
I love that flouncy look that gives fullness to the “bottom side” of the skirt. I’m a bit sad as my 3 3/4 yr. old granddaughter is so petite that she’s still only in 24 month sized clothes! But hey, she will grow right? So I can get this and wait till that growth spurt happens! Thanks for sharing. I just realized that I’m a year later than all the other “comments.” Oh well, didn’t know about these tutorials a year ago!