You are an amazing teacher! I'm glad I found your channel. I've been sewing for over 40years. I never get tired of watching other sewists do their craft. I find you always learn new techniques, other visions. Thank you for sharing!!!
Thank you so much! What a kind compliment. I agree, watching and listening to others show how to do their craft always teaches me something new. Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Easy Peasy, Thanks for sharing. I find at 86 years young and having been sewing since about 6 years old, one can still learn new things and short cuts. Be open minded folks.
I completely agree! I get a little annoyed when I cannot learn at least one thing a day. Learning is what keeps us young! Thanks for watching!! ~Deborah
I bought flannel shirts at the thrift store to make a tiered skirt like this and then started googling and found this video. Perfect! Thanks for sharing!
That would really depend on what your economic situation is in your part of the world. I have sold them from $35 to $100. It will vary based on what you have invested in supplies and time. ~Deborah
Thank you so very much for making this tutorial. I have been sewing for just a few years and I can’t tell you how beneficial these videos are. And you explain things so well and you seem very likable.😊
I made a similar skirt last year. The biggest difference is I pinked and zigzag all edges to cut down fraying. I used 6 strand braided yarn for tie instead of elastic. Yours very pretty, but so is mine. I used all thrifted fabric. My fabric formula was 10” squares. Top level 6 squares. 2nd level 12. 3rd level 24. 4th level 48 squares
I literally just finished my first patchwork skirt thanks to your tutorial!! The only thing is the pockets are a little low for me after sewing it all together but I will raise them up a little next time I make one! Thanks for this awesome tutorial!
I love this video!!!!!! I am a quilter. I don’t have as much fabric as you do but I still have a lot. I can hardly wait to get started. I was wondering what will I do to provide privacy underneath my skirt?
I'm a total beginner, and how you explained it was so clear! I have some 6x6 inch squares that I'm hoping to use as the beginnings of a patch skirt (my first project). I'll be using it to learn! Then one day I'll use fabric I actually like to make a better skirt :) Thank you for the inspiration!!
I am so thrilled that you have found my channel. I absolutely love helping beginners!!! Thank you so much for the kind words and for watching! Happy Sewing! ~Deborah
I am going to try this when I get enough fabric, I had a sheer shirt just like this in the 70's which I loved and cannot wait to recreate it! thank you so much for this tutorial! xx🙏🙏
My favorite tutorial--thank you for making the process so easy and enjoyable. I made a beautiful 4 tiered ankle length skirt using a pretty blue and white floral sheet and a gorgeous lace bedskirt edge. I had the use of a serger to clean up my seams and topstitched each layer. The proportions are really nice in terms of not having too much fabric in the first layer. Thank you so much!
Thank you for the fabulous comment! I am so glad you liked the video and were able to make that skirt! It sounds just beautiful! Thanks for watching ~Deborah
Thank you so much ! I have been wanting to make a skirt like this and your tutorial was thorough ,understandable, and easy to follow! I will try it using your instructions and example! And I’m a new subscriber! I can tell you are a sincere lovely person who cares about helping and encouraging others in their sewing journey😃❤️
Looking forward to trying out this new gathering technique! I have some fabric I’ve been wanting to make a patchwork dress with and happened to find your video. Thanks so much!
Thank you for this lovely clear video. I’m now part way into using lots of my red quilting fabric scraps to make a three tiered skirt. I’m short so I’ve lengthened each block to get the skirt to be ankle length. I love the method for gathering the fabric and inserting the waist elastic.
Fantastic! Isn't it great that since you are sewing rectangles (or squares) you can make it as long or short as you want by adjusting the size of the one piece. So versatile. Thanks for watching!! ~Deborah
A great tutorial video. I will suggest sewing a second row of stitching on your pocket lower edge. This is where a lot of pocket stitching breaks from putting too much in your pocket.
I’ve watched several videos on making a patchwork skirt and this is the first one that Meade me feel like I can do it. Thanks I’m gonna try it and let you know how it went
Thank you so much ! I have been wanting to make a skirt like this and your tutorial was thorough ,understandable, and easy to follow! I will try it using your instructions and example! And I’m a new subscriber! I can tell you are a sincere lovely person who cares about helping and encouraging others in their sewing journey. Also, I’m very excited to try the. Freehand gathering🎉😃❤️
Welcome to the channel. So happy you subscribed!! I am so glad you will be able to make your skirt now. Thank you for watching and stay tuned for even more fun tutorials. ~Deborah
Yes, I did not see the need to close it as I do not do cartwheels any more at my age. haha. If you want the pocket closed at the top, you can either sew it closed, or move it higher in the skirt where it will be caught in the wasitband seam. Thanks for the great question! ~Deborah
I’m a novice, and this will be my first patchwork/tier skirt 😊. Question: when pinning T3 to T2 (and then T4 to T3), do you still just fold the tier in half and then half again? With those tiers doubling in length, you’d have a lot more length between pins and I’m afraid I’d not space my gathers evenly… Will I need to pin more in these longer tiers? I I’m I I overthinking this? I really like how you explain things in your video- it gives me confidence to try this! 😊
Yes, you have the right idea. You can put as many or as few panels in each tier you want to make the skirt more or less full. To get the tiers to distribute evenly, just fold them in half and mark. You can keep folding each tier in half and marking, then match up your marks. That way you only have to work on distributing the fabric within each pinned section before moving to the next one. Don't be afraid to wing it on the pleating (gathers). I am never precise on them and you really can't tell. The more you practice, the easier it is to eyeball the gathers. Have fun with it and thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Absolutely! I have used the fork method before, but for the video I decided that the fork was one added thing to have to deal with, so I opted not to show it. LOL Also, I am lazy and just free gather most of the time. Thanks for mentioning it! ~Deborah
Best place to get fabric cheap is Thrift stores - I frequent my local Salvation Army and Goodwill for fabric - sheets, curtains, etc - anything that is in good condition and 100% cotton, I take it home, wash it and put it in my stash so when I want to make something I just pull from that. A large sheet can give you about 4 yards or so of fabric for a couple bucks.
The video explains how to put the rows together and how many squares/rectangles to put in each row. You can also cruise through the previous comments and replies to get an idea how others are dividing the squares per row for their height requirements. Each row can have as many or as few squares as you would like based on your desired fullness of the skirt for your taste. Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
@@piecesofthepast Hi! thank you for your response! I had not understood what the pattern meant but I do understand now, sorry for the inconvenience but thank you for your help and this beautiful skirt pattern!
I am so sorry. We have been changing over our website and some of the links are. broken at the moment. We are working as fast as possible to fix the problem. In the meantime, you can click this link to get to the download file: deborahfillmer.wordpress.com/piecesofthepast/videos/using-scraps-to-make-a-gypsy-bohemian-boho-skirt/ Happy sewing! ~Deborah
Hi! I absolutely love this video. I'm not having much luck finding how many squares go in each tier. I've checked the link and the website. Only found the pocket pattern. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!
The notes file on the website associated with this video will give you the number of squares that are typically in each tier (See point #2). The pocket pattern is page two of that document. I make mine with 18 squares in the bottom tier because 24 is too many for me. You can adjust as you like. :-) Here is the direct link to the note file for you. Thanks for watching!! ~Deborah piecesofthepast.com/s/BOHO-Gypsy-Tiered-Skirt-Tutorial-Final.pdf
I have just made the 3 tier skirt. I really like the simplicity of it but I am a 5ft woman and this is really the first item of clothing I have made. I lack the know how to determine appropriate length=. I found this 3 tier in between for me in terms of too short to be full length and too long to be below knee or mid shin. Any suggestions on what I should cut future squares as? Thank you for this video, it was so helpful and gave me confidence to try!
Congratulations on making your first! To make the 3 tier longer, try adding a set amount of length to your blocks. For example, add an inch of length to your blocks. This will make them rectangles, instead of squares, but just be sure to sew the long sides together to make the tiers and this will make the skirt about 2.5-3" longer for you. You can add or subtract any number you like. Hope that makes sense. So glad you tried it! Thanks for the awesome comment! ~Deborah
Sounds like you should lengthen your squares. If three tiers is too short, determine how much longer you would like the skirt. Let’s just say you want a three tiered skirt to be 6” longer without adding a fourth tier. That would mean tiers 1-2-3 need 2 additional inches each. You would make your squares 10”x12” instead.
My skirts turn out to be around 35." I am also 5'8" tall. You can adjust the length by changing the length of the beginning square/rectangle you start with, or by making the hem larger or smaller. Very versatile! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Hi Kim, I thought about it. If I had a special request, I might do them semi-custom (color theme would be the only custom choice). Feel free to contact me through the Etsy Shop (www.etsy.com/shop/piecesofthepastAL) if you are interested and we can chat about it. :-)
Great tutorial! I don't know if changing the title is an option but it would be a good idea if possible to remove the word gypsy, as it is considered a slur
Hi, thanks for the tutorial! Maybe consider changing the name of the style because the word “Gypsy” has been used as a slur in the past. Thanks again! :)
You are an amazing teacher! I'm glad I found your channel. I've been sewing for over 40years. I never get tired of watching other sewists do their craft. I find you always learn new techniques, other visions. Thank you for sharing!!!
Thank you so much! What a kind compliment. I agree, watching and listening to others show how to do their craft always teaches me something new. Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Easy Peasy, Thanks for sharing. I find at 86 years young and having been sewing since about 6 years old, one can still learn new things and short cuts. Be open minded folks.
I completely agree! I get a little annoyed when I cannot learn at least one thing a day. Learning is what keeps us young! Thanks for watching!! ~Deborah
I bought flannel shirts at the thrift store to make a tiered skirt like this and then started googling and found this video. Perfect! Thanks for sharing!
That sounds like a great way to use those shirts! You're going to love it! ~Deborah
Flannel! Great idea💕
Wow! I loved this video. Clear, simple instructions. Thank you so much for doing this! I’m planning to create a skirt for my daughter.
You are so welcome and thank you for watching! ~Deborah
@@piecesofthepast How much would something like this sell? used fabric vs new fabric from the store? Thanks for this video.
That would really depend on what your economic situation is in your part of the world. I have sold them from $35 to $100. It will vary based on what you have invested in supplies and time. ~Deborah
@@piecesofthepast fair enough I am in FL
Thank you so very much for making this tutorial. I have been sewing for just a few years and I can’t tell you how beneficial these videos are. And you explain things so well and you seem very likable.😊
Thank you so much! Your comment really helps me keep going! It is nice to know you are out there watching and getting something from them. ~Deborah
I made a similar skirt last year. The biggest difference is I pinked and zigzag all edges to cut down fraying. I used 6 strand braided yarn for tie instead of elastic. Yours very pretty, but so is mine. I used all thrifted fabric. My fabric formula was 10” squares. Top level 6 squares. 2nd level 12. 3rd level 24. 4th level 48 squares
I'd love to see a handkerchief hem skirt and or a jacket made this way.
Me too! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Wow! You showed more than one technique I haven’t seen before! Loved it! I’m definitely trying this one, thank you!
Wonderful! So glad you liked it! ~Deborah
Thank you for sharing this. I made my first skirt this week, using your video. It came out beautiful.
Fantastic!! This makes me happy :-) ~Deborah
The process is explained so thoroughly yet so simply that I think anyone would be able to make this skirt after watching this. Thank you ❤
Thank you so much! I just love how these skirts feel when I wear them. So glad I could share the process. Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
I literally just finished my first patchwork skirt thanks to your tutorial!! The only thing is the pockets are a little low for me after sewing it all together but I will raise them up a little next time I make one! Thanks for this awesome tutorial!
Fantastic!! Thanks for watching and commenting!! ~Deborah
I love this video!!!!!! I am a quilter. I don’t have as much fabric as you do but I still have a lot. I can hardly wait to get started. I was wondering what will I do to provide privacy underneath my skirt?
I am so glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching!! ~Deborah
Maybe a slip?
I'm a total beginner, and how you explained it was so clear! I have some 6x6 inch squares that I'm hoping to use as the beginnings of a patch skirt (my first project). I'll be using it to learn! Then one day I'll use fabric I actually like to make a better skirt :) Thank you for the inspiration!!
I am so thrilled that you have found my channel. I absolutely love helping beginners!!! Thank you so much for the kind words and for watching! Happy Sewing! ~Deborah
I am going to try this when I get enough fabric, I had a sheer shirt just like this in the 70's which I loved and cannot wait to recreate it! thank you so much for this tutorial! xx🙏🙏
Soooo glad I found you! New subscriber! 🙏❤️👏
So glad you are here! Thanks for watching and subbing!! 😁 ~Deborah
Thanks for detail, talk and thorough demo. Nice skirt.
Oooo I have to find a place to get fabric samples like yours. Those are great
Aww, thanks! Try thrift shops. Look at the sheets and bed linens. You never know what you will find. ~Deborah
My favorite tutorial--thank you for making the process so easy and enjoyable. I made a beautiful 4 tiered ankle length skirt using a pretty blue and white floral sheet and a gorgeous lace bedskirt edge. I had the use of a serger to clean up my seams and topstitched each layer. The proportions are really nice in terms of not having too much fabric in the first layer. Thank you so much!
Thank you for the fabulous comment! I am so glad you liked the video and were able to make that skirt! It sounds just beautiful! Thanks for watching ~Deborah
Great tutorial ... and finally someone else that likes a wide waistband! ☺👍I don't know why so many make them with those skinny ties? 🥴
I cannot do skinny waistbands (or spike heels, either). LOL. Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
@@piecesofthepastsame same. 😊
Such a wonderful tutorial. Thank you. I’ve been sewing a Halloween themed skirt today.
I love Halloween, as you can tell from my intro video. I would love to see your new skirt! Happy Sewing! ~Deborah
Thank you so much ! I have been wanting to make a skirt like this and your tutorial was thorough ,understandable, and easy to follow! I will try it using your instructions and example! And I’m a new subscriber! I can tell you are a sincere lovely person who cares about helping and encouraging others in their sewing journey😃❤️
Looking forward to trying out this new gathering technique! I have some fabric I’ve been wanting to make a patchwork dress with and happened to find your video. Thanks so much!
Fantastic! Have fun with it! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Love this video 🫶🏽 youre instructions are so clear and easy to understand! Im going to attempt this tomorrow ^_^
You got this! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Thank you for this lovely clear video. I’m now part way into using lots of my red quilting fabric scraps to make a three tiered skirt. I’m short so I’ve lengthened each block to get the skirt to be ankle length. I love the method for gathering the fabric and inserting the waist elastic.
Fantastic! Isn't it great that since you are sewing rectangles (or squares) you can make it as long or short as you want by adjusting the size of the one piece. So versatile. Thanks for watching!! ~Deborah
A great tutorial video. I will suggest sewing a second row of stitching on your pocket lower edge. This is where a lot of pocket stitching breaks from putting too much in your pocket.
That is a wonderful idea!! ~Deborah
I’ve watched several videos on making a patchwork skirt and this is the first one that Meade me feel like I can do it. Thanks I’m gonna try it and let you know how it went
Yes, please do let us know how it goes! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Thank you so much ! I have been wanting to make a skirt like this and your tutorial was thorough ,understandable, and easy to follow! I will try it using your instructions and example! And I’m a new subscriber! I can tell you are a sincere lovely person who cares about helping and encouraging others in their sewing journey. Also, I’m very excited to try the. Freehand gathering🎉😃❤️
Welcome to the channel. So happy you subscribed!! I am so glad you will be able to make your skirt now. Thank you for watching and stay tuned for even more fun tutorials. ~Deborah
Genius!!
Thanks! ~Deborah
Did you leave the top of the pocket un-sewed / open? At 25:54 it looks like the top part of the pocket is open.
Yes, I did not see the need to close it as I do not do cartwheels any more at my age. haha. If you want the pocket closed at the top, you can either sew it closed, or move it higher in the skirt where it will be caught in the wasitband seam. Thanks for the great question! ~Deborah
Ive been needing this for a square dance skirt. I like mine long not those short puffy ones. Thanks
Perfect!! ~Deborah
Thank younso much. Just found your video and made one. It's awesome. And I Will be making many more!!!❤
Oh, yay! I love hearing that my videos are helpful! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Just gorgeous skirts!
Thanks! ~Deborah
Wow! I can’t wait to make this skirt!
I am betting you will make more than one! They are a lot of fun!! ~Deborah
I want to make this skirt.❤❤❤
Go for it! It is so simple and so comfortable!! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
I’m a novice, and this will be my first patchwork/tier skirt 😊. Question: when pinning T3 to T2 (and then T4 to T3), do you still just fold the tier in half and then half again? With those tiers doubling in length, you’d have a lot more length between pins and I’m afraid I’d not space my gathers evenly… Will I need to pin more in these longer tiers? I I’m I I overthinking this?
I really like how you explain things in your video- it gives me confidence to try this! 😊
Yes, you have the right idea. You can put as many or as few panels in each tier you want to make the skirt more or less full. To get the tiers to distribute evenly, just fold them in half and mark. You can keep folding each tier in half and marking, then match up your marks. That way you only have to work on distributing the fabric within each pinned section before moving to the next one. Don't be afraid to wing it on the pleating (gathers). I am never precise on them and you really can't tell. The more you practice, the easier it is to eyeball the gathers. Have fun with it and thanks for watching! ~Deborah
Just subscribed...wonderful tutorial, thank you so much!
Thank you so much! ~Deborah
I find that using a fork will give an even gathered look, but I just bunch/push up
the fabric to get the free look.
Absolutely! I have used the fork method before, but for the video I decided that the fork was one added thing to have to deal with, so I opted not to show it. LOL Also, I am lazy and just free gather most of the time. Thanks for mentioning it! ~Deborah
Best place to get fabric cheap is Thrift stores - I frequent my local Salvation Army and Goodwill for fabric - sheets, curtains, etc - anything that is in good condition and 100% cotton, I take it home, wash it and put it in my stash so when I want to make something I just pull from that. A large sheet can give you about 4 yards or so of fabric for a couple bucks.
is there somewhere it says how to divide the squares in the rows?
The video explains how to put the rows together and how many squares/rectangles to put in each row. You can also cruise through the previous comments and replies to get an idea how others are dividing the squares per row for their height requirements. Each row can have as many or as few squares as you would like based on your desired fullness of the skirt for your taste. Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
@@piecesofthepast Hi! thank you for your response! I had not understood what the pattern meant but I do understand now, sorry for the inconvenience but thank you for your help and this beautiful skirt pattern!
I have tried so many times now to download the pattern but it never worked. Is there any other way to fix this? 🤗
I am so sorry. We have been changing over our website and some of the links are. broken at the moment. We are working as fast as possible to fix the problem. In the meantime, you can click this link to get to the download file:
deborahfillmer.wordpress.com/piecesofthepast/videos/using-scraps-to-make-a-gypsy-bohemian-boho-skirt/
Happy sewing! ~Deborah
Hi! I absolutely love this video. I'm not having much luck finding how many squares go in each tier. I've checked the link and the website. Only found the pocket pattern. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!
The notes file on the website associated with this video will give you the number of squares that are typically in each tier (See point #2). The pocket pattern is page two of that document. I make mine with 18 squares in the bottom tier because 24 is too many for me. You can adjust as you like. :-) Here is the direct link to the note file for you. Thanks for watching!! ~Deborah piecesofthepast.com/s/BOHO-Gypsy-Tiered-Skirt-Tutorial-Final.pdf
I think I figured it out 3, 6, 12, 24 for each side?
I have just made the 3 tier skirt. I really like the simplicity of it but I am a 5ft woman and this is really the first item of clothing I have made. I lack the know how to determine appropriate length=. I found this 3 tier in between for me in terms of too short to be full length and too long to be below knee or mid shin. Any suggestions on what I should cut future squares as? Thank you for this video, it was so helpful and gave me confidence to try!
Congratulations on making your first! To make the 3 tier longer, try adding a set amount of length to your blocks. For example, add an inch of length to your blocks. This will make them rectangles, instead of squares, but just be sure to sew the long sides together to make the tiers and this will make the skirt about 2.5-3" longer for you. You can add or subtract any number you like. Hope that makes sense. So glad you tried it! Thanks for the awesome comment! ~Deborah
Sounds like you should lengthen your squares. If three tiers is too short, determine how much longer you would like the skirt. Let’s just say you want a three tiered skirt to be 6” longer without adding a fourth tier. That would mean tiers 1-2-3 need 2 additional inches each. You would make your squares 10”x12” instead.
Hi there, how long roughly is the 4 tier skirt? Or how tall are you for reference? I love a long skirt too but I'm 5'8 :)
My skirts turn out to be around 35." I am also 5'8" tall. You can adjust the length by changing the length of the beginning square/rectangle you start with, or by making the hem larger or smaller. Very versatile! Thanks for watching! ~Deborah
@@piecesofthepast How handy we are the same hight. The skirt looks great on you! Many thanks :)
Do you think you will ever sell these skirts in your Etsy shop.
Hi Kim, I thought about it. If I had a special request, I might do them semi-custom (color theme would be the only custom choice). Feel free to contact me through the Etsy Shop (www.etsy.com/shop/piecesofthepastAL) if you are interested and we can chat about it. :-)
@@piecesofthepast ok
bro i need to get me a sewing machine and make this...
Great tutorial! I don't know if changing the title is an option but it would be a good idea if possible to remove the word gypsy, as it is considered a slur
Hunt,
You're not gatherings, you're pleating
Yes, I do know that technically. Thank you for the clarification and for watching. ~Deborah
Hi, thanks for the tutorial! Maybe consider changing the name of the style because the word “Gypsy” has been used as a slur in the past. Thanks again! :)
SMH
Grow up
Awesome love it
Thank you! Cheers! ~Deborah