Off-the-shoulder Top X Ankara Skater Skirt

My love for ankara fabric and bare shoulder lately is really overwhelming, so I decided to pair my two favourites together. I wore this skirt with the bralet that I made for Christmas here.

This outfit is me just playing dress-up and I’m so in love with it.

How I made the skater skirt, continue after the jump…

All you’ll need:

Fabric
Sewing machine
Zipper
Thread
Measuring tape
Office pins

First, you cut 2 rectangular pieces for the waist band which will be the waist measurement and add 2inches. Place a stitch witchery on the wrong side of one fabric. Then sew the order rectangle together.

Then for the skater, you fold your fabric twice to form 4 joined square.

To cut the waist measurement; measure your waist around you belly button with a tape, mine is 28, the radius will be r=28/2π, where π = 3.14 and note the radius of your waist measurement. At the joined corner, where all four square meet, measure your waist radius, add 2 inches and pin it.

To cut the skirt length; From the waist measurement cut, place you tape from there, add 2 inches to your desired skirt length.

Attach the waist band to the skirt, then sew together. Fold the waist band ends by 1 inch. Place your zipper and the sew it. The hem of the skirt, fold 1inch twice and sew it round.

Viola! You’ve got yourself skater skirt!

If you like this look, leave a comment below.

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Xoxo,

Tonye.

Ankara Christmas: DIY Ankara Bralet

Merry Christmas Boos! ❤🎄Hope you are enjoying the holiday, spending time with your loved ones?! This Christmas is all about my ankara bralet. There was a lot of trial and error, particularly getting the cup shape just so, but I think it worked out ok!

You’ll need:

Ankara fabric
Pins
Zipper
Scissors
Thread
Sewing machine
Template

First, you cut the pattern for the cups. I played around with the fabric to get my size. Cut two set of triangles with curved sides to get the cup for the left and right side.

Cut out two rectangles for the band. Measure around your underbust to get this measurement.

Sew the curved edges of the triangles together.

Sew the wrong side two rectangles together. Turn outward to form a nice band.

To secure the back I attached an exposed the zipper to the ends of the rectangle.

Pin the left and right cup on the band. Make sure it in place.

Make two straps and attach it to the tip of the cups and at the back on the band.

Pin and then sew the cups to the top edges of the base fabric.

It should (hopefully) look like this!

As with any cropped piece like this that shows a lot of skin, I paired it with a skater skirt to play down look so it’s not so in your face. I wore this to a Christmas soirée with friends. Although, before you ask, clearly not the sort of thing you would wear to a family gathering …

Happy DIYing!

DIY: The Off-Shoulder Top

Pretty much, the off-the shoulder trend is all around. A trend that has been, is and would stick around for a while. I made mine off an excess fabric I had and pulled this outfit in no time with just ‘a needle and a thread’. You can pull this off if you feel you want to go with the trend in this simple DIY tips.

You’ll need: