I LOVE making baby things, especially little girl things. And my friends and family are gracious enough to accept home made gifts from me for their babies!

One of my favorite things is a reversible baby skirt. It is really pretty simple and easy to make.

I got my pattern HERE from Dana at Made.

If you don't read her blog, you should! She is amazingly talented and is so generous to share most of her patterns and ideas. She is wonderful and all of her stuff is adorable!

You need:
 2 fat quarters or 2 pieces of fabric about 18" x 24"
1 package of extra-wide double-fold bias tape that matches both fabrics
about 13" of 3/4 inch elastic
2 baby headbands or yarn to crochet one

Forgot to trim a thread, there!

Take your piece of elastic and put a large safety pin on the end of it.

Now, adjust the elastic and finish sewing your circle to close up the hole.

To finish the bottom, pin your bias tape around the bottom of the skirt. Sew the bias tape carefully, taking care to catch both edges. 

After that, the skirt is done!

To make matching headbands, take your two circles and hand-stitch around the edges, sewing the edge down. I have found that hand stitching takes a bit longer, but its makes it much easier to ruffle the fabric. 

I like using 3 strands of embroidery floss, because I have had thread break in the past, but for the most part, thread is fine. 

Once you have it stitched all around, pull the threads, ruffling the edges until you have a little "pouch". Then flatten it, and you have a pinwheel!

If you bought little bands, you can just use a little hot glue and glue your pinwheel to it. I like to crochet a band. 

 And there you have it,  a cute baby skirt and matching headband. 

Thanks for reading!