Mini Comfy Skirt

Remember my Comfy Skirt? Well I finally got around to making one for my adorable niece. I’m calling it a mini comfy skirt. But it is not a mini skirt, just a skirt made for a mini human a.k.a a 3 year old girl :)




This is one of my favorite skirts that I have made. I think mostly because I am in love with the fabric. Tea Party designed by Hokkoh. Love it!


I never offered a tutorial for the comfy skirt. I thought that I would share one today. It is super easy. It can be made for any size. Adult or kid.

For the materials as you can see from above, you will need fabric, 1/8 inch elastic, and you will need 6 safety pins. Then, of course, you will need your thread and other sewing essentials.

This skirt is easy to make in any size. In order to determine how much fabric you will need, just measure around your waste and then add a half yard. This is what worked for my adult skirt, and that is what worked for the mini or child skirt. 

In order to determine how much elastic you will need, just measure your waste and then multiply your waist measurement by 3. This is because you will be wrapping the elastic around the waist 3 times. This should make sense later on if it doesn’t yet.

	Step 1: Cut your fabric. I measured from my hip bone to my knee. Then I added: -5 inches to the adult skirt          4 inches for the top hem          1 inch for the bottom hem -3 inches to the child skirt           2 inches for the top hem           1 inch for the bottom hem
	*The reason for adding more to the top hem of the adult skirt is because the top ruffle was bigger. For the adult skirt the ruffle was two inches. For the kid skirt I only added 1/2 inch for the ruffle.
	Step 2: Once you have decided how big you want the ruffle on top, iron down your hem. Also Iron and pin down your bottom hem.
	Step 3: Draw lines on the inside of your top hem. The first line you should be the distance from the top of the skirt to the bottom of ruffle. Anywhere from 1/2 to 2 inches. Then you should draw 5 more lines. Each of those lines should be 1/4 inch apart. You should have a total of six lines drawn on the inside of your skirt.
	Step 4: Using the lines that you just drew as reference you will sew 6 lines across the entire top hem of the skirt.
	Step 5: Cut your elastic. Just measure your waist, and then cut three pieces of 1/8 inch elastic the size of your waist.
	Step 6: Attach safety pins to the ends of your elastic.
	Step 8: Pull the elastic through every other open space.
	*Once you are done pulling the elastic through, pin it to each end so it stays in place.
	Step 9: Sew one vertical line at the end of each side of your skirt. This vertical line is sewn down the 6 horizontal lines you just sewed. You can stop your vertical line at the last of the 6 lines. This will keep your elastic in place. You can now take out your safety pins.
	Step 10: Fold your skirt in half and inside out. Sew up your hem. Turn your skirt right side out and DONE! *Let me know if you have any questions.

It is a fun and comfy skirt! You can embellish it any way you like. This time I added a bow. I was also toying with the idea of adding pockets. Just have fun with it!