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Make a Simple Drawstring Skirt

By Lorain Blanken, About.com

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Tips to Customize:

Piece together your own fabric. try sewing strips of Hello Kitty printed fabric with strips of solid red fabric. The size of the strips is up to you. No matter how you put your strips together, you're always going to cut it out in the same way. Try sewing different blocks of fabric together for a patchwork look.

Use some glitter fabric spray to add some shine. Glitter fabric spray is easy to find at your local craft store and one bottle goes a long way. The glitter also won't come off in the wash.

When you select your ribbon drawstring, go for something that matches a small part of the pattern or contrasts with most of the skirt.

Go for the girly look and sew some ribbon or lace around the bottom of the hem.

This casual look goes will with a fitted tank top made from a t-shirt.

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