The Roslyn Ruffled Midi Skirt Free Sewing Pattern

Ready to turn heads and sashay through the city with undeniable style? Our Roslyn Ruffled Midi Skirt Free Sewing Pattern is your ticket to a whimsical, yet sophisticated look. Imagine yourself strolling down a sun-drenched street, the soft, nylon tulle ruffles of your self-made midi skirt catching every breeze and drawing admiring glances. This isn’t just any skirt; it’s a statement piece, designed to make you feel fearless and fabulous.

Layered with premium quality high-multi chiffon lining, the Roslyn Ruffled Midi Skirt is perfect for those spontaneous nights out, chic West Village lunches, or any moment you want your fashion to be as daring as you are. Pair it with a tucked-in vintage tee for an effortlessly cool vibe, or elevate your look with a sleek corset top and heels that click confidently on the pavement. Like a chameleon, the best feature about our midi skirt pattern is how well it blends with an abundance of styles—fit for all seasons! When it’s warm outside, opt for sleeveless or short-sleeved tops, with strapy sandals and heels to match; and when it’s cold outside, warm it up with a turtleneck, tights, and high boots.

Download your FREE Roslyn Ruffled Midi Skirt pattern today and begin sewing this guaranteed wardrobe staple. To ensure your midi skirt is as stunning as ours, we highly recommend using our specially selected materials: the softest nylon tulle in chintz pink and our budget-friendly high-multi chiffon lining in candy pink. Not only will these fashion fabrics bring your Roslyn Ruffled Midi Skirt to life, they’ll instill a sense of comfort both literally and figuratively.

Essential Materials & Sizing Guide for the Roslyn Ruffled Midi Skirt

Continue reading for a breakdown of what knowledge and materials you need for creating your very own ruffled midi skirt! We’ve got you covered with the recommended materials we used—if you want to follow along exactly—as well as a curated list of alternative fabric type recommendations if you want to customize your own version. The Roslyn Ruffled Midi Skirt free sewing pattern download includes technical drawings for seam and silhouette visibility, plus a size chart to help you find your perfect fit!

Purchase Products Used Below:

Quantities indicated are for sewing a size small ruffled midi skirt. Toggle the ‘SHOP THIS LOOK’ box to find estimated quantities for other sizes.

• 6 yards of Soft Nylon Tulle – Chintz Pink – Leonardo Collection
• 2 yards of Polyester High-Multi Chiffon – Candy Pink – Netta Collection
• 1 yard of Italian White Elastic Trimming – 1.75″
• 1 each of Rit All-Purpose Liquid Fabric Dye – Rosequartz – 8oz Bottle
• 1 each of Gutermann Sew All Thread 250m – 305 Petal Pink
• MDF452 –  Roslyn Ruffled Midi Skirt Sewing Pattern (Free download below!)

Alternative Fabric Type Recommendations:

The Roslyn Ruffled Midi Skirt Free Sewing Pattern is best suited for featherweight to lightweight fashion fabrics. If you want to explore other fabric types or other colors for sewing your ruffled midi skirt check out the links below.

• Chiffon Fashion Fabrics
• Tulle Fashion Fabrics
• Netting Fashion Fabrics

Fabric Collections Used in this Post:

• Leonardo Soft Nylon Tulle Collection
• Netta High-Multi Chiffon Collection

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Find Your Perfect Fit

The Roslyn Ruffled Midi Skirt Sizing Guide is based on the suggested design & wearing ease for this style. You can also choose the size according to your desired finished garment measurements, blending between sizes as needed. Measure the printed patterns to make sure the dimensions are according to the desired fitting and adjust if needed before cutting the fabric. For best results, sew a test garment in a similar fabric to adjust your pattern.

*Approximate Finished Garment Measurements for WAIST reference the waist measurement before adding the elastic waistband.

How to Sew The Roslyn Ruffled Midi Skirt

The instructions provided below are designed to guide you through sewing the Roslyn Ruffled Midi Skirt from start to finish.

Sew with a 1/2″ seam allowance for all seams unless otherwise specified.

Pattern Pieces & Fabric Cuts Needed

(A) SKIRT

• Tulle – Cut 2
• Lining – Cut 2

(B) RUFFLES

• Tulle – Cut 16

The Roslyn Ruffled Midi Skirt has 7 ruffles on the front, 7 ruffles on the back, and one on each side seam.

You can add more ruffles to your midi skirt, as desired. To add more ruffles, divide the top edge of the skirt piece by the number of ruffles you want, and mark the points. Do the same with the bottom edge or the skirt, then connect the points to draw the ruffle placement lines.

5 Tips for Sewing with Tulle and Chiffon

⇒ Baste by hand before sewing on the machine. Both Tulle and Chiffon are delicate fabrics that can slide or snag as you sew.

⇒ Experiment with a longer stitch length or narrow zig zag stitch to help prevent puckering and provide more flexibility.

⇒ Instead of backstitching, secure the beginning and end of your seam by tying a knot or hand-tying the threads. Backstitching can create bulk and distortion.

⇒ When possible, we highly recommended using a rotary cutter and self-healing mat for clean, precise cuts as well as to prevent distortion that can happen with scissors.

⇒ Placing tissue paper, newspaper, or water-soluble stabilizer underneath and/or on top of tulle or chiffon can help prevent it from shifting, stretching, or getting “eaten” by the feed dogs. These materials can be carefully torn away after sewing.

Step 1 

ATTACH RUFFLES TO SKIRT

(A) SKIRT – TULLE, (B) RUFFLES

1. Sew from top to bottom the inner circle of each ruffle piece onto the skirt (from top to bottom). Repeat for 7 front ruffles, 7 back ruffles, and 2 side ruffles—follow the ruffle placement lines and make sure the ruffles overlap each other to the left.
2. Machine baste the top of the ruffles around the top of the skirt waist. (Refer to the third photo under Step 1.)

Step 2

ATTACH SKIRT PIECES

(A) SKIRT – TULLE

1. Pin the tulle skirt pieces with right sides to right sides (ruffles facing each other).
2. Sew together down the skirt side seams, while making sure to keep the ruffles away from your seam as you sew.

Step 3

ASSEMBLE SKIRT LINING

(A) SKIRT – LINING

1. Pin the front and back pieces of the skirt together, right side to right side. Before machine sewing, we recommend to baste stitch the side seams by hand since it’s a delicate fabric.
2. Machine sew, using a straight stitch and a ½” seam allowance.
3. Serge the side seams, trimming a ¼” of the seam allowance as you sew.
4. Remove the baste stitches.
5. Press the seam allowance to the back and flip the lining to the outside.

Step 4

HEM SKIRT LINING

1. To finish the skirt lining hem, first roll a ¼” of the hem, then press and sew.
2. Repeat by rolling another ¼”, (then pressing and sewing) in order to obtain a clean rolled hem.

Step 5

ATTACH SKIRT LINING TO SKIRT SHELL

1. Insert the skirt lining with the right side facing out into the (tulle) skirt shell with the wrong side of the shell facing out—so that the right sides of the skirt lining and skirt shell are together.
2. Pin both pieces together around the skirt waist, making sure the side seams of the lining match with the side seams of the (tulle) skirt shell.
3. Machine baste around the skirt waist, ⅜” away from the edge.

Step 6

PREPARE ELASTIC WAISTBAND

Optional: Dye elastic waistband to match your tulle skirt shell.

• We used Rit All-Purpose Liquid Fabric Dye in Rosequartz to dye our elastic waistband in the perfect rosey shade.
• All you need is elastic, hot water, a pot, silver tongs, gloves—and of course, the dye!
• We heated the water on the stove, mixed in the dye, soaked the elastic until it reached the desired shade, then let it hang dry. That’s it!

MEASURE ELASTIC WAISTBAND

1. To determine the elastic waistband length, measure your waistline and subtract 5% from it, then add a ½” for seam allowance.
2. Fold in half, meeting short end to short end with right sides facing together, then serge.

Step 7

MARK/NOTCH WAISTBAND

Mark or snip an ⅛” notch on/into the waistband front and both sides:

1. To find center front, fold and flatten the looped waistband in half with the serged end on one side; mark.
2. To find both sides, fold and flatten the looped waistband in half with the serged end and notch meeting at the center; then mark each side.

Step 8

ATTACH WAISTBAND TO SKIRT

1. Place and pin the serged seam of the waistband to the center back of the skirt.
2. Sew the elastic waistband onto the skirt by stretching it up to 5%. Match your notches with the side seams and center front as you go.
3. Serge the waistband seam closed.

Sewing Success: The Finished Roslyn Ruffled Midi Skirt

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