I used a rolled hem because they’re easy. You’ll also want to hem the skirt at this point. I love invisible zippers because they always seem to go in so easily, but you can use whatever kind of fastener system you like. (There are probably more correct ways of adding waistbands and pockets than just winging it like I did–check your favorite patterns for tips, or post links to tutorials in the comments.) I put an invisible zipper on the other side with a hook & eye at the top. I made a waistband made from a strip of 4″ fabric and I added a pocket on one side made from the pieces left from cutting out the waist. Using a zig-zag stitch would be a good idea to keep the fabric from fraying.Īfter the bottom yellow stripe is attached, piece your skirt together. Sew around the outlines of the bases and plateaus to hold the fabric in place. Lay your yellow pieces over the black skirt sections, align them and pin them down.
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Your pattern will vary in size based on the length of skirt you choose. You can either make the pattern to cut out each individual piece (don’t forget seam allowance!), or you can use the pattern to trace the hills and plateaus onto your strip and then cut out the valley sections. You’ll want to start with patterns from the center of one base to the center of the next base, and you’ll need a total of six of those sections, three of each type. We’ll put six bases around the skirt and up to eighteen cities.
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Missile command has three bases with three cities between each of the bases.
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You can break it into six sections to conserve fabric, or you can cut them out in full semicircles as shown. You’ll also need two semicircular strips of yellow fabric, about 6″ wide (smaller if you do a shorter skirt). Start with two semi-circles of black fabric with a semicircle cut out for the waist. A medium weight fabric is nice for appliqueing on, especially if you’re too lazy to use stabilizer.
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I also added a waistband, but it could be done without one depending on your preference. The length of the skirt is about 24″, but you can adjust that based on Cory’s formula. I used a pattern by Cory of Leif Labs to start with. The iPhone app was convenient to have along when shopping for fabric. I relied on Atari‘s online version extensively, as well as my iPhone app. One of the fun things about a video game project is that you have to do research.
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Here’s how to make your own post-modern 8-bit retro poodleless circle skirt.