Dollar Store Petal Skirt
The best way to celebrate spring is by making a skirt that is inspired by a flower! The dollar store petal skirt can be made from an old t-shirt, some dollar store flower petals, and these free sewing patterns.
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Materials:
- XL white T-shirt from Salvation Army
- Rose petals from the dollar store
- Sewing machine
Instructions:
- First lay your T-shirt flat and cut off the bottom for your skirt piece. Cut a piece that's long enough to make a skirt. It's always a good idea to measure it against a skirt you already own that's a length you like. Your skirt piece will be a tube that already has a hem, so you hardly have any work to do!
- Sew the petals onto the skirt piece. I just placed one petal at a time and sewed them in a straight line, one next to the other.
- Keep sewing and sewing and sewing (and sewing) until the whole tube is covered with petals. I sewed the top row upside down and ironed them down, so that the stitching wouldn't show.
- Next, make a waist band. So far almost everything I've made has used an elastic waistband, so I wanted to branch out (a little!) and try to make a waistband out of just T-shirt material. First, I measured a pair of my pants that have a similar waistband.
- Next, cut more fabric from your thrifted T-shirt to use as your waistband. I made mine 6 inches wide (to ultimately make a 3 inch waistband). The length of your material is the length around your waist, or the length I measured from my gauchos!
- Sew this fabric into a tube, then fold the tube in half over itself so that the wrong sides are facing each other.
- Since my T-shirt was so large, my skirt piece was too big to fit around my waist, so I had to gather the top of it a bit. Sew a basting stitch all the way around the top of your skirt piece and pull the threads to gather it until the circumference of your skirt's waist is the same as your waistband piece.
- Position your skirt piece inside of the waistband so that the raw sides of the waistband and the gathered edge of the skirt are together, and the top of the waistband is facing down. Pin the waistband to the skirt.
- Sew around the top of your skirt to attach the waistband to the skirt piece. Then flip the waistband right side up, remove the basting stitch (if it's showing), and you're done!
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EditorLP
Feb 12, 2018
Whoa, I never would have thought of something like this myself! I've seen skirts made out of t-shirts before, but the rose petals add some extra oomph to this project.
Morehouse17
Sep 30, 2017
This is very interesting. I do not think I can get any use out of it, but I know my nieces would like something like this. This is a project to complete and have ready for next year when the weather warms up again.
Tricia108
Jun 28, 2017
I have seen these skirts in boutiques and they are not inexpensive. Now you can make your own. I personally would not wear it due to my age but my neighbor's daughter would love it. I see those petals in the dollar store and always wondered what else I could do with them. I have found my answer. You could use multiple colors as well. It is a great idea. Thank you.
Delphine Bryant
Mar 31, 2017
How creative is this. I just love the concept, but at my age, I don't think I will be able to pull this fashion idea off. However, I do have a fashion-forward niece that may like this skirt. The project is simple enough but I must get the go ahead before I put all the effort in this. Thanks for the inspiration.
joy66
May 11, 2014
What an awesome idea. I'm a beginner sewer so sewing all of those petals on scares me, but it still gives me a craft idea! Thank you for sharing!! :) Joy
charlesallenbaby 3 506662
Aug 09, 2013
This works very well. My husband sewed a kindergarden chicken outfit for our son's play using this method. He did it 9 years ago. We have passed the costume on.
aileenhampton 3104 983
Feb 24, 2012
Looks time-consuming, but very cool skirt. Even cooler that it's made from a T-shirt, and doesn't require a pattern!
maryferret
Feb 23, 2012
Paws up for the skirt... and can envisige so many variations too... great job!
Member 7453563
Feb 23, 2012
Love the skirt. It would look good with different colors whether its solids or mixed.
crafter8
Feb 23, 2012
I like the skirt! I'm not into chandeliers so this was no contest for me!
haberkorn04 713274 9
Feb 23, 2012
This is a great idea. The possiblities are (almost) endless. You could use contrasting colors for the petals. You could even use contrasting shirt and petals, like black shirt and white petals.
ShannyAnn
Feb 23, 2012
This is very creative! I never would've thought to use the petals from a dollar store.
wakunkel 6807322
Feb 23, 2012
I think it is absolutely adorable, and know my granddaughter would love one.
Mama Dog
Feb 23, 2012
I love it!! I think I'll make some for my little granddaughters. Thanks for the wonderful tutorial.
harfmannl 1306882
Feb 23, 2012
I made this in black for my 21 year old daughter. It looks more sophisticated in black. It looks much more expensive than it was. She gets a lot of compliments on it.
adm9 5017646
Feb 23, 2012
12 year old granddaughter and I made this the Saturday before Valentines Day and had fun doing it. It was her first time to use the sewing machine andshe loved it. She actually wore it to school on Monday. We made hers in red with a red t-hirt underneath. Now the 11 year old wants one to wear to a rehearsal dinner for a wedding she and the rest of her side of the family are involved in in June. Her Mom says pink please Grandma, you know who we are talking about, so no white! LOL enjoyed making it and it was something cool to get someone interested in sewing.
nelsondollie 18382 24
Jan 09, 2012
i made one for my grandaugher. my 14 year old daugher said you sould sew around the petals, so i am going to try that. we like this very much thank you lynn
Melinda Botha
Nov 03, 2011
This is so cool. I'll make it for myself as soon as I'm finished making 2 x rocket ships, a truck, a knitted polar bear and the knitted Christmas Bow Pillow for the kids for Christmas.
Shugalump5
Jun 27, 2011
All I can say about this project is Awesome. I used smaller shirts and made my girls rainbow petal skirts as well! Well actually my Mother finished them for me I was a little under the weather!
Caterpillar31
Jun 07, 2011
The Dollar Store Petal Skit is awesome. I am going to me a few of them. Some I am going to give a gifts. It will make a beautiful skirt for the summer that you can put over your swimsuit and go to the beach, a party or Swimming Pool any where. Again Thank You.
CreativityGoddess
May 31, 2011
@apple blossom - We would recommend hand washing this skirt. -The editors of FaveCrafts
glittergoddess
May 30, 2011
what a cute idea, I think you could also use colored petals for a Fairy Princess look for a little girl.
simonsr 6582289
May 29, 2011
Embellishment Lady 9371867........I would love to see what you do with the asymmetrical pattern. I love anything that will be "more figure flattering". This is such a cute skirt that I will be making it for my granddaughter.
pinkdevil101 21455 15
May 29, 2011
pld your not supposed to wear white to a wedding ....unless your the bride.
pld
May 29, 2011
What a clever idea for a skirt for girls and for women. I'll remember the idea of making this skirt to wear to a wedding.
Embellishment Lady 9371867
May 19, 2011
I have a wedding to attend and needed an exciting new outfit. Thanks for the idea. I think I'll arrange the flowers in an asymmetrical pattern so it will be more figure flattering. Maybe it needs to be a little longer so I'll use two lengths of t-shirt for the bottom.
onecraftymomma4lif e
Feb 12, 2012
That is a amazing project to make to for a wedding !! and Asymmetrical sounds so cool .... and Disregard pinkdevil's comment you deffently CAN were white to a wedding ... as long as your not compleatly in white or a long white dress ! I would LOVE to see what it ended up looking like , since i'm a little late to the party , since this is a may of 2011 posting , I think i will make my skirt with red and white layed to be really full , and now it's given me other ideas on tops , bandannas, headbands , and even jewerly with the rose peddles , I bet you could get the white and get fabric paint , and colorwash the petals , or get the 3d fabric paint the glittery kind and maybe add some glitter to random petals , I think it would look gourgous!!
servnhimnow 904536 4
May 17, 2011
I think this is sooo cute Im gonna make it for my daughter she loves the not so normal clothes. This is right up her ally. Thanks for the craft idea.
Crafter 1207017
May 17, 2011
I made this petal skirt for my 2 yr old grandaughter for her birthday. It turned out really great. I used a ruffled white skirt/shorts I got at Walmart. And the dollar store petals. I folded them in half & sewed them on & clipped off the top of each petal to make it smoother. Her mother made her amazing little fairy wings & a flowered head piece. She looks like a beautiful little fairy doll. Thanks for sharing this project. I Love It!
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