American girl doll, tutorial, sewing, twirly skirt, To begin you will need: 1- 4.25″ x 44 ” piece for the top skirt (just cut it the width of your fabric) 1- 5″ x 44″ piece for the underskirt 1- 2″ x 44″ piece for the skirt band 1 – 15″ x 4.5″ piece for the waistband. You will also need: 1 package of rick rack 11″ of 1/4″ elastic