Boden Skirt

Free Pattern

This pattern is great for beginners or an easy sew for more experienced sewers. My inspiration came from this Boden/ JonnieB skirt. I hope you enjoy making this custom made skirt.

You will need:

• Striped jersey material. The original skirt was blue and white but any coloured stripes would work. To find out how much fabric you need see step 2 in the instructions.
• Contrasting elastic, I used red but it depends on the colours of your stripes. The elastic should be around 6cms wide (about 2.4 inches). To find out how much you need see step 1 in the instructions.    
• Thread that matches both your striped material and your wide elastic.

 

 Instructions

1. To work out how much elastic you will need measure around your hips. DON'T add on seam allowance because it's the stretch in the elastic that keeps your skirt up. 
2. To work out how much fabric you need multiply your hip measurements by 1.15 and add on seam allowance (i.e. it should be 15%, plus seam allowance, bigger than your elastic in width). Make sure that the stripes are parallel to this length of the fabric. This should allow for leg movement but still be tight fitting. For length measure from the bottom of your hips to your mid/ lower thigh and add on seam allowance (depending on how long you wish the skirt to be). I would suggest you go no longer than your lower thigh because this may infringe on your leg movement.  
   
3. Cut your fabric and elastic in half.
4. Attach a piece of elastic onto one of your jersey pieces. Use the thread that matches your elastic. Do this by laying the elastic on top of the side that should be half of your hip measurement (the top of the jersey piece should not be visible when done but the finished side of the elastic should be visible). Start sewing. While sewing pull on the elastic to make it the same length as your piece of jersey.
5. Repeat step 4 on the others of jersey and elastic.
6.  Now sew the 2 pieces of elasticated jersey together. Right sides facing and the elastics facing each other. This should be done in a thread that matches your jersey material.  
7. Now simply hem the bottom of the skirt (the side with no elastic).

Voila! You have your own custom made Boden skirt. 

I hope this has inspired you!