How To Make A Bandana Skirt
My daughter is always asking me for skirts. She loves to dance and twirl in them, so I really wanted to make a full skirt perfect for the shows that she likes to put on for our family. I’ve made tulle tutus in the past, but she tells me that they are itchy so I had to come up with a different idea that was not only inexpensive but also easy!
When I saw these bandanas at Walmart, I knew that I had to use them for her skirt. They were $1 each so I grabbed a few and went home to “figure it out.” I had a lot of ideas, but wasn’t able to make any of them actually work. So I went to Joann Crafts and walked around looking for inspiration. In the notions aisle a brochure for how to use elastic caught my eye. On the cover there was a skirt that used wide knit elastic as a waist band. Perfect! I bought a package of red and went home to start working.
Supplies:
- Bandanas
- Knit elastic
- Sewing basics: machine, pin, thread, scissors
Directions:
- Cut a piece of elastic 1 inch wider than the waist band you want to make. Then divide the waist band width by the number of bandanas you want to use. This will determine your bandana width. For example: my waist band was 20 inches, I used 4 bandanas so my bandana width is 5 inches.
- Fold opposite corners of a bandana to make a triangle. With the point of the triangle facing you, fold down each side. Take your bandana width from step 1 and make sure the top of your folded bandana is the right width. Pin down the folds.
- Take your elastic and overlap the ends by 1/2 inch. Using a zigzag stitch, sew the end down on one side. Turn the elastic over and sew the other end.
- Pin the bandana pieces to the elastic and stitch 1/4 inch in. Then stitch again 1/4 in from your first line. When you sew the second line make sure that your folds of the bandana are laying flat.
Here is the skirt in action…
Cute, right? And…easy! I love that I didn’t have to hem one piece of fabric. This took all of 10 minutes to make, it took weeks to come up with…but 10 minutes to make. But now that I have it down I can make many more for her to dance and twirl in all Summer long!
Now this is TOO CUTE!! I am gonna make one of these for my granddaughter this weekend. She will look so beautiful in it!!
That is so adorable and super easy! I am forwarding this site to my good friend who has a daughter that would go crazy for this! Thanks so much!
This is beyond cute! I love how bright it is. My daughter would go crazy over it. Thanks for sharing with us.
This is so creative and practical. thanks for sharing with us.
This is adorable! I’m definitely going to have to try this for my niece! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! And thanks for stopping by! -Monika
Love it! going to make one for my 2yr old!
Thank you! It was so easy to make, I’m sure that your daughter will love it as much as mine does! -Monika
What a great idea, I’m always looking for easy patterns to make my granddaughter and this is definitely one I’m going to try.
I have one question, do you not sew the sides of the bandanas together? Will her underware not show?
Hello! I did not sew the sides together, she wears leggings underneath. She wanted it to twirl when she danced, so this seemed like the easiest way. Thanks for stopping by! -Monika