The casing will need to be 1/8 inch wider than the elastic for wiggle room. The seam allowance should be about 1/8 inch to 1/4 inch. I decided on an 1/4 inch seam allowance. That means from the top edge of the skirt to the bottom of the casing will be 1 1/8 inch.
Press 1/4 inch from the top of the skirt. This will be your seam allowance.
Turn over another 7/8 inch and press.
Now you'll sew. I like to start about a 1/2 inch from a side seam. Don't forget to back stitch to secure the seam. Sew all the way around stop about a 1/2 inch from the beginning of the seam. Back stitch.
As far as how long you should cut your elastic, just cut it 1 inch shorter than the actual size of your waist measurement. You'll take the cut piece of elastic and put a safety pin through one end. This will help you thread it through the casing.
Just shimmy the elastic through the casing.
Pull the elastic out about a couple of inches, leaving a tail of elastic at the beginning.
Place one side of the elastic on top of the other. This gets a little tricky because you want to make sure the elastic doesn't twist inside of the casing. Pin, and sew. I realize this isn't pretty. There are other ways to do this, but this works for me. Sew forward and backward on the elastic.
Shimmy the elastic into the casing, now you'll have a little hole in your casing.
All you have to do is close that hole up. Just make sure you pull the skirt straight and tight.
The last thing you want to do is to "stitch in the ditch". This means that you want to put a couple of stitches in the side seam. You do this to keep the elastic from rolling and twisting inside the casing. It's very annoying when it does. Stitch in the ditch of both side seams.
You're done!!!!
Remember, you don't have to stop at just 2 tiers. You can do 3, 4..... As many as you want! Have fun, and I would love to see your creations!!!
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