Easy Reversible Colorblock Skirt DIY Tutorial

Removable elements, reversible pieces, whatever - I love a gimmicky garment that offers options.  I had a small stripe of tan knit fabric from a previous colorblocking project and decided to use it in a skirt.  To make it kind of fun / versatile, I decided to make it reversible from tan / black to white / black.

Reversible Skirt DIY

Difficulty: Easy

Time: ~2 hrs

Materials:

• Your choice of colorblocking fabrics (also feel free to mix more than 2 blocks)
• Elastic for waistband

Due to the number of photos, please see the rest of the tutorial after the jump.

What I did:
1.)  For the height of your blocks, determine how long you'd like the skirt to be, multiply by 2, and divide it by your # of blocks.  For width, I typically use 2x your waist measurement.

Example: For my toddler - 18" waist, 14" length (she grows like a weed.  A skirt I made for her in May doesn't even cover her bum anymore so I went a little on the long side this time around).  When all pieced together, the material should be 28 x 36".  Since my top block accounts for 2 blocks, I doubled the height.
    top block: 14 x 36"
    bottom blocks: 7 x 36"

 2.) Sew your blocks together on the long side.  Then fold in half and sew down the open side to create a colorblocked tube.

3.)  Cut your elastic waistband and sew the ends together with a couple of rows of zig zags.  I backstitch each row for extra hold.

4.) Slide your elastic onto your tube.

5.)  Position elastic and pin in place.

6.) Sew a line of stitching (I used a twin needle here simply because it was already on the machine, but this is not necessary) right underneath the elastic to case it.

Finished waist with enclosed elastic:

7.)  Now fold and align your bottom block to your top block

8.)  Stitch them together at the underside leaving open a hand sized gap:

9.)  Flip your skirt right side out and blind stitch the opening by hand (great tutorial here)

Done!  Enjoy!

On the subject of toddlers, I wanted to leave you with some kiddo tidbits I find hilarious (but you may yawn at so please feel free to skip) :)

My almost 2 year old:

• "I la you" = "I love you"
• "Mo peas" = "More please"
• "Huck!" = "Hug!"
• "ow you" = "thank you" (go figure)
• When leaving the fish tank at the market, "Bye bye mao mao" (mao mao = "cat" in Cantonese)
• When asked what Mommy's name is, "Cha Cha" (not even close)

Hope everyone had a great weekend!