How to Make a Cherokee Wrap Around Skirt

You can make a Cherokee wrap around skirt with ultra suede.

Fabric stores typically carry a variety of faux suede fabrics perfect for a Cherokee wrap around skirt. These faux suede fabrics do not ravel and eliminate time-consuming fabric edge finishing and hemming. This skirt also eliminates any seam stitching with its wrap around construction. Pair this sleek and stylish skirt with a wool sweater and a pair of leather boots, and you have put together an outfit perfect for fall or winter weather.

Things You'll Need

• Tape measure
• Large sheet of craft paper
• Scissors
• Straight pins
• 1 1/2-yard ultra suede
• Button
• Needle
• Thread

Instructions

1. Measure around your waste and increase the measurement by half. Draw a line on the craft paper to the measurement.

2. Measure from your waist to the desired length of the finished skirt. Draw a second line on the craft paper parallel to the first line, with the distance of the skirt length between the two lines.

3. Increase the bottom line 3 inches on both ends. Draw lines connecting the two parallel lines for the skirt template. Cut out the template.

4. Pin the template to the ultra suede. Cut out the ultra suede.

5. Cut a buttonhole to a size that will accommodate the button with the scissors at one top edge of the skirt at the waist, 1 inch from the top and side edges of the fabric.

6. Wrap the skirt around your waist and insert a pin at the spot on the waist that will accommodate the buttonhole. Sew on the button with the needle and thread.

References

• "Sewing Projects in an Afternoon"; Susan Mickey; 2005
• "Sew Any Fabric"; Claire Shaeffer; 2003