For the final Cascade skirt hack that I will be sharing, I saved my favorite for last. It’s a ruffle hem! A ruffle hem on a wrap skirt is just *chef kiss*. And it works so well on the Cascade. Here, I’ll be showing it on the knee length version, but there are so many different ways to do this, including trying it out on the longer high-low hem. Hopefully, my tutorial here provides you with the general steps you need, and you can interpret it however way you want! First, we need to take so...| Megan Nielsen Patterns Blog
I have another fun hack today – a ballet style mini length Cascade skirt! it’s pretty simple, but it does play off the first hack we previously did – the straight hem hack. Since this is a mini skirt, I figured it would be best to have the bottom layer of the wrap to have a little more coverage. So the bottom layer will have the straight hem, but the top layer will have the usual Cascade rounded hem, make sense? So if you haven’t checked out the straight hem hack, make sure you stop t...| Megan Nielsen Patterns Blog
Now that we’ve covered all of the construction steps for the Cascade skirt, let’s explore some hacks, shall we? Fir this first hack, I eliminated the curved hem and created a straight hem! so instead of a curve at the wrap, it creates a 90 degree angle – a vertical straight line at the wrap point, and an even straight hem. Let me show you how I did it! I’m going to be demonstrating this on the knee length option. So they only pattern piece we need to work with is the Front skirt piece...| Megan Nielsen Patterns Blog
We’ve already gone over the tie waistband version of the Cascade skirt, so today lets cover the other waistband option – the button waistband! First, we need to staystitch our waistline. Just stitch along the entire waistline, 5/8″ from the raw edge. Then clip along the waistline seam allowance – snipping as close to the staystitching as you can without cutting through it. This will allow you to lay your skirt flat to attache the waistband. P.S – Too many clips will weaken the fabri...| Megan Nielsen Patterns Blog
There are two waistband options on the Cascade skirt – a tie waistband and a button waistband. Today we’ll go over the tie waistband option! First, we need to staystitch our waistline. Just stitch along the entire waistline, 5/8″ from the raw edge. Then clip along the waistline seam allowance – snipping as close to the staystitching as you can without cutting through it. This will allow you to lay your skirt flat to attache the waistband. P.S – Too many clips will weaken the fabric,...| Megan Nielsen Patterns Blog
Next up on our Cascade skirts – we’re actually going to do the hem! Yes, usually the hem is there very last step in the sewing project. But due to the shape of the Cascade skirt, it must be done before attaching the waistband. And because of the extreme curved shape, and that it may be made in some lightweight fabrics, the recommended hem technique would be a rolled hem. A few notes: -Best practice for a skirt like this is to let it hang from a hanger for 24 hours before hemming it. Fabri...| Megan Nielsen Patterns Blog
Learn how to sew french seams in the Cascade skirt sewing pattern by Megan Nielsen instead of the standard side seam finishes.| Megan Nielsen Patterns Blog
Let’s kick off the sewalong for our Cascade skirts with something we all love – the pockets! Seriously, who doesn’t love pockets?! With this method, we’ll be sewing the side seams with a standard seam. If you choose to omit the pockets though, there is also the option of sewing the side seams with french seams, which we’ll cover in the next post. But you want pockets? we got you covered! so let’s get started. Finish the curved raw edges of the pocket separately using a serger/over...| Megan Nielsen Patterns Blog
