☆.D.I.Y Ankara Skirt & OOTN + Ankara Styles.☆

Heyaa guys,

So I'm back with another ankara D.I.Y woop woop! First of all let me once again state that I am far from an expert, I do not use a pattern and pretty much go with the flow!
At first I wanted to create a maxi skirt with the fabric but it didn't look how I imagined it so I later cut it and made it a midi skirt. So lets get to it shall we =]

What I Used:
+ Sewing Machine
+Tailors Chalk
+Ankara fabric
+Elastic


Heres how I did it

Step 1:

First I made sure the fabric I wanted to use was folded, then using tailors chalk I traced around a skirt I had. Here I use a maxi skirt because I wanted to make a maxi skirt to begin with but changed my mind towards the end.

I drew straight down rather than diagonally

Once I was done this is what I ended up with, a big rectangle ( sorry I didn't take a picture once it was cut out)

Step 2:

I then pinned the wrong sides of the fabric together ready to sew.

Step 3:

I then sewed along the length of one side of the skirt. 

Step 4:

I then hemmed the top of the waist by 1inch all the way round ready to sew and add elastic.

To keep it down I gently pressed along the folded fabric with an iron all the way round

Step 5:

I then tacked it and sewed along the edge but not all the way to the end

Step 6:

After measuring the elastic around my waist (pulling it to achieve the tightness I wanted) I added a safety pin to the and and pulled it through the hemmed waist.

Step 7:

Once that was done I sewed a box stitch to keep both ends securely together. 

Step 8

Finally I cut the skirt to my desired length, sewed the other side and then hemmed the bottom

And the RESULTS!

I also made a quick custom bag to go with this outfit. The bag was from Primark

White top: Forever21

Cardigan: H&M

Belt: Primark

Bag: Primark

Bangles: FloGlo Stylez.

Earrings: FloGlo Stylez.

My mum wanted to join in on the photoshoot aswell lol

Some of the HOTTT ankara styles I spotted at the party we attended, these girls were working it!!!

For my ankara style ideas be sure to check out my tumblr 

Until next time guys...Peace & God bless