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Chinook Maxi

2/24/2016

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 Here in Southern Alberta we are know for our Chinooks. It’s our reprieve from winter. The sun comes out, the snow melts and it feels like Spring – in the middle of February. This skirt is perfect for those beautiful blue days!

Skill Level: Beginner sewer


Notions: 
  • Light weight fabric
  • Elastic
  • Thread 

How to Guide:

Get out a pad of paper to keep track of your measurements! 
  • Waist: Measure your natural waist. 
  • Adjusted Waist: your waist measurement multiplied by at least 2 (the higher the multiplier the fuller the skirt).  
  • Length: Measure the length between your natural waist to the floor (or to whatever length you desire). 
  • Adjusted Length: your Length measurement plus 2 inches.  
  • Slit Length: Measure the length between your natural waist to your knee (or to wherever you want your slits to begin). 
 
Cut it out 
  • Lay out your fabric on a hard smooth surface, right side up. 
  • Measure and cut a rectangle using your adjusted waist by adjusted length. 
  • You should now have a rectangle that measures your adjusted waist by adjusted length
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Fold it up
  • Fold your rectangle lengthwise into thirds.
  • Cut along the length of one of the thirds.
  • You should now have 2 rectangles, one that is double the width of the other.
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Side slits
  • On a hard smooth surface, lay the two pieces right sides together.  
  • Pin along each side from the top edge to your desired slit length.
  • Sew the sides closed, leaving the bottom open for your slits.
  • Finish the sides with a zig-zag or serge stitch. 
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Waist no space 
For this skirt I added a 2 inch thick waist band, but you can go wider or thinner. 
  • Waistband width: using your desired waistband thickness (say 2 inches) double this (4 inches) and add 1 inch for the seam (total of 5 inches). 
  • Waistband length: your adjusted waist measurement. 
  • Lay out your fabric on a hard smooth surface, wrong side up.
  • Measure and cut a rectangle using your waistband width by waistband length. 
  • Fold the length of the rectangle in half, right side out, and press! 
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Waistband 
  • Lay your unfolded waistband out on a hard smooth surface right side up. 
  • Fold the width of the rectangle in half, wrong side out, and pin the end. 
  • Sew the end shut.  
  • Fold the waistband back along the press side so that the right side faces out. 
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Come together 
  • Lay your skirt out on a hard smooth surface right side out. 
  • With the salvage edge of your waistband facing the same way as the top of your skirt, slide the waistband over the top (right sides together). 
  • Line the seam of your waistband up with one of your side seams and pin.  
  • Staring where your seams are aligned, pin your waistband along the edge of the waistline and baste together. Seam should run 1 inch from the edge.  
  • Be sure to leave an opening for the elastic band.
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Double slits
  • Fold open your slit, pin along the edge, and press.
  • Open the pressed line and fold the salvage edge in. You may need to trim a little off the end to get a clean, ½ inch hem. Pin closed and press.  
  • Sew the edges of your slit closed. 
  • Repeat for second slit.
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Gather Waist
  • Cut your elastic to size.
  • Feed the elastic through the opening in your waistband.
  • Sew your elastic band together at the edges.
  • Finish the edge of the inner waistband with a zig-zag or serge stitch.
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Finishing touches 
  • Try on your skirt and mark or pin where you want the hem length.
  • Make sure that the hem length matches up where your slits open.
  • Fold and pin along the edge using your hem marker, and press 
  • Open the hem line and fold the salvage edge into the hem line. You may need to trim a little off the end to get a clean, ½ inch hem. Pin closed and press.  
  • Sew your hem closed. 
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Throw on with your winter boots or spring flats along with a sweater or light jacket. Go out and enjoy the sunshine!
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