Half Circle Skirt Tutorial with Yoga Waistband

I continue my love of circle skirts with this half circle skirt tutorial. The math in this post will be the same as mentioned my other circle skirt post… where you can read all about full, paneled and half circle skirts. In this post I’m going to focus on how easy it is to add a yoga waistband to a half circle skirt… I made a few for myself, but the math will work for any size half circle skirt.

Half Circle Skirt tutorial – with yoga waistband

I’m seriously so in love with these two new skirts I made recently. The one from sweatshirt fleece is so cozy and comfy and the floral one is made from a t-shirt jersey and is light and airy and will get a ton of wear this summer, I’m sure. The both move so well and are so fun to wear.

I had all this fleece that I didn’t sew this winter, so when I was deciding what to make my skirt from I decided it would be fun to try a sweatshirt one… I LOVE how it turned out. The yoga style waistband makes these skirt so comfortable to wear… PLUS, you customize the fit to your body shapre for a perfect fit and feel. The one with the sweatshirt fleece has a yoga fabric waistband {this fabric is very good for a snug fit and secure feeling waistband.}

This floral skirt has jersey fabric for the skirt and double brushed poly legging fabric for the waistband. This fabric is quite a bit stretchier so I had to make it tighter to get a good fit.. The skirt is SO flowy and fun though! I already know this skirt is going to get a ton of wear this summer. You can also make this circle skirt tutorial with a flowing woven fabric for the skirt and a yoga style waistband.

You will need fabric that is at least 60″ wide. If is not this wide you can only make a mini skirt! A yard is enough for the length. Fold your fabric in half so the selvage edges are together. Measure around your waist where you want the skirt to sit. Add 2-3″ inches to that measurement so that you can pull the skirt over your hips. Add more if your hips are a big difference from your waist {or where you measured for the skirt. Divide that number times 3.14… so for example… 28″ waist + 2″ = 30″/  3.14 = 9.5″. Starting in the corner of your folded fabric mark this number on your fabric.

Cut out this part of the skirt. The raw edges { on the right in the photo} will be the back seam of the skirt.

Measure from your waist down on you leg for skirt length. You may be limited by your fabric for this part. The wider your fabric the longer your skirt can be. From where I cut out my fabric I marked at 22″ another circle on my fabric. This was as long as I could make my skirt using this fabric.

Cut this circle on the fabric.

Now cut the waistband from knit. The stronger the stretch the better for the wastband. This yoga knit was great. Cut the band your waist measurement -2.5″ {so 28″ – 2.5 = 25.5″ long} and the height of your band should be 6″ for a regular band and 8″ tall for a fold over. Example: my band is 25.5″ long and 6″ tall. If you are using legging fabric or another lighter knit you may need to subtract even more from your waist for a tighter band. You can always try on to test.

Sew up the back seam of the skirt and the short ends of the bands. Both with right sides together.

Fold the band so the long raw sides are together and the wrong side of the fabric is inside the band.

Match the back seams and stretch band to fit on skirt opening. Pin and then sew, stretching to fit as you stitch.

Hem with a 1/2″ hem. You did it! Such and easy skirt! After you make one or two these will be flying off your machine!

Here are a couple other skirt tutorials I love.

Summer Skirt

Wool Skirt tutorial

Wrap Skirt