Fleece Ruffle Skirt Tutorial (Easy Sew for Beginners)

This Fleece Ruffle Skirt tutorial is easy to follow and perfect for adding some cute warm layers!  This skirt uses a 1/2 yard of fabric you can easily find affordable pieces in the remnant bin to save some money.

The weather is changing and everyone is pulling out their fleece again! My daughters love wearing cozy skirts with tights and boots for fall, so I designed this skirt to be a fun twist on a simple fleece skirt.

With only 2 pattern pieces to cut, it is a simple sew, suitable for beginner sewists. The bottom tier is gathered to the main skirt, giving it a fun flounce and also allowing for freedom of movement to play! You could use two different coordinating fleeces for a different look.

An elastic waistband makes it easy to pull on and off, but I’ve added a faux drawstring on the front for an interesting detail. No worry about a choking hazard; the drawstring is only a few inches long.

Materials

1/2 yard fleece

2/3 yard 1″ non roll elastic

12″ of 1/2″ wide ribbon or twill tape.

Sewing Essentials (pins, scissors, etc.)

Cut

Ensure that the cross grain (direction with the greatest stretch), is lined up with the WIDTH of the pattern piece. You want the direction with the greatest stretch to go around the body, not up and down.

Size 2/3 – Top tier: 23″ wide, 7.5″ tall, Bottom Tier: 46″ wide, 5″ tall, Waistband Elastic: 19″

Size 4/5 – Top tier: 25″ wide, 8.5″ tall, Bottom Tier: 48″ wide, 5.75″ tall, Waistband Elastic: 20.5″

Size 6/7 – Top tier: 27″ wide by 9.5″ tall, Bottom Tier: 52″ wide, 6.5″ tall, Waistband Elastic: 22″

Fleece Ruffle Skirt Tutorial

Sew

Sew the short ends of the main fleece skirt and the bottom tier, right sides together.

Sew long basting stitches along the top edge of the bottom tier. Pull the bobbin thread to gather the edge.

Gather the top edge of the bottom tier so that it is the same width as the lower edge of the main skirt.

With right sides together, sew the bottom tier to the main skirt.

Overlap the cut ends of the elastic by 1/2″ and zigzag together.

Pin the elastic to the wrong side of the top edge of the main skirt. You will have to slightly stretch the elastic to fit. Zigzag along the edge to secure.

Flip the elastic towards the inside of the skirt. Zigzag it in place close to the raw edge. You will be stitching over your previous stitching line.

Find the center of the ribbon and the center front of the fleece skirt (the seam is the center back). Zigzag the ribbon in place.

Tie a bow.

Fold the bottom edge to the wrong side by 1/2″. Topstitch in place.

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