A Ruffle Skirt

Yet another free skirt pattern I found online. Yay! I got adventurous when I saw this pattern and decided to try it for Emily. I thought this bright, daisy print combined with the ruffle on the bottom was feminine and fun for a 10-year old girl. The pattern called for using the contrasting fabric for the waistband/casing as well as the ruffle, but I realized that I had cut it too long, so I just made the casing like I have been doing for the other skirts and it shortened it up a bit. Emily has been getting taller and it seems every time I turn around a skirt that was fine just a few months ago is all of a sudden too short, so hopefully this will give her some growing room. I will admit that I'm not crazy about sewing ruffles! I'm just no good at doing gathers and getting them spaced neatly and evenly, so I think I'll go back to the regular skirts for the next few that I need to make for our mission trip. Besides, I only have about 3 weeks to get 2 jumpers made for myself and at least 2 more skirts apiece for the girls, so quick and simple are the priority now.