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Car Wash Pleated DIY Cheerleader Skirt from Jersey Tube Skirt

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A few months ago I saw this cute lace accented flare dress that reminded me of a cheerleading skirt and thought I’d DIY it up with a stretch jersey dress… and then when I finally got around to doing it I didn’t have a dress that would work for the look so I found a simple stretch jersey tube skirt and got busy. It’s really easy and really cute and just takes a bit of precision.

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Here’s What You’ll Need…

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Here’s a Quickie Before & After…
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Steps…

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Flip your skirt or dress inside out and get your rotary cutter, cutting mat and ruler ready. I did it free hand, but if you’d rather, use a fabric pencil and draw dashed lines as a pattern.

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Lay your skirt/dress flat, slip your cutting board between the layers, lay your ruler center, line it up with the mat board, and cut your first line off center.

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I decided I wanted my “pleats” to be about 2 inches wide and to hit lengthwise, just below my hip bone, so after I made my first cut, I measured 2 inches from the edge, and sliced again.

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Continue measuring 2 inches from your last cut all the way around your skirt/dress until you’ve gone all the way around.

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It should look something like this.

Layer it over your ballet skirt and you’re done! You can also wear it alone with leggings or as a coverup in the summer without layering it over another skirt.

And… Voila!

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Have Fun!

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Maegan Tintari

LA native & lifestyle blogger Maegan Tintari writes weekly at ...love Maegan.com, sharing her personal style and outfits of the day as well as fashion trends coming and going, home decor and inspiring ideas and DIYs so you can do it yourself! Her archives of DIY, nail art manicures, hair tutorials, recipes & home decorating ideas, go back to 2009, where she's also shared her personal life, her journey & battle with infertility, move to a small town in the mountains, marriage, divorce, owning a bar/restaurant and then leaving it all behind to start over, yet again, in a new city, that looks a lot like her home in Los Angeles, but has far less traffic, with her two old French Bulldogs, Trevor and Randy. You can also find her on Substack, sharing videos and weekly chapters of her latest book.

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