Want to make you own cheerleader skirt? Here's how...For an old fashioned two-toned cheerleader skirt get too colors of fabric. Measure your subject to see how long you want your skirt. Make sure to add about an inch for the bottom hem and 3-4 for the top elastic band.
You will need enough of the purple fabric to go around your subject twice, and enough black to go around once. If you want to skip the zipper (which I did) give yourself a bit extra of each so the skirt can be slipped on.
Cut both fabrics into 6 equal pieces. When cut, the purple pieces will be twice as wide as the black pieces.
Sew all the pieces together (purple, black, purple..) joining at the end to form a very large circle. Hem up the bottom to get that out of the way.
Divide each purple panel in 4ths by measuring or folding and pressing. Fold the purple panels over so that the first fold of one panel meets the third fold of the next panel. Pin these in place until you have the whole skirt done. Stitch around the entire top of the skirt an inch or two from the top.
At this point, if you want a zipper, install it now by cutting a panel and sewing it in, or ripping out a seam and putting it there. Otherwise, sew elastic into the top hem of the skirt and you are done.
Our costume was completed with a black tank top, some dollar store pom poms and some ribbons made from extra purple fabric.
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