Panel Pencil Skirt with Zipper Pockets

Fabric & Materials

Fabric recommendations: suiting fabrics made of natural or blended fibers in contrasting or related colors. YOU WILL ALSO NEED: fusible interlining; lining fabric; 1 invisible zipper; two small zippers.

CUTTER'S MUST

IF THE PATTERNS HAVE A DOUBLE CONTOUR, SEAM ALLOWANCES ARE INCLUDED. IF THE CONTOUR IS SINGLE, SEAM ALLOWANCES ARE NOT INCLUDED. SEAM ALLOWANCES: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance – 3 cm. ATTENTION! FIRST, PRINT OUT THE PAPER PATTERNS AND LAY THEM OUT ON THE FABRIC WIDTH (fabric width can be from 90cm to 150cm) TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH MATERIAL YOU WILL NEED. WHEN STITCHING PIECES, PAY ATTENTION TO THE NOTCHES - THEY MUST MATCH!

• From main fabric:
  • Back side panel - 2 pieces
  • Upper front side panel – 2 pieces
  • Lower front side panel – 2 pieces
  • Outer front facing – 1 piece
  • Inner back facing – 1 piece
  • Inner front facing – 1 piece
• From main fabric1:
  • Back center panel – 2 pieces
  • Front center panel – 1 piece on fold
• From lining fabric:
  • Small pocket bag – 2 pieces
  • Large pocket bag – 2 pieces
• From fusible interlining:
  • Inner back facing – 1 piece
  • Inner front facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

1. Fuse interlining to the inner facings.
2. Overcast the center edges of the back panel separately. Stitch the center edge of the back panel from the top to the slit mark. Press seam allowances open. Stitch a reinforcing line along the slit 0.2 cm from the edge. Stitch the princess seams of the back panel, overcast seam allowances and press towards the center.
3. Fold the small pocket bag and the lower front side panel right sides together and stitch, inserting the lower part of the zipper. Fold the pocket bag to the wrong side and press. Fold the large pocket bag and the upper front side panel right sides together and stitch, inserting the upper part of the zipper. Fold the side panel up and press. Zip up the zipper and stitch the lower edges of the pocket bag. Overcast seam allowances. Secure the side edges of the pocket bag to the side and princess seams of the front.
4. Stitch the outer front facing to the center front panel. Overcast seam allowance and press upwards.
5. Stitch the princess seams of the front. Overcast seam allowances and press towards the center.
6. Overcast the left side edges separately. Stitch the left side seam from the zipper mark to the bottom, press seam allowances open, pressing the slit for the zipper. Insert the zipper. Stitch the right side seam, press seam allowances towards the back panel and overcast.
7. Stitch the right side seam of the facings, press seam allowances open. Overcast the lower edge. Fold the facing to the skirt right sides together and stitch the upper edge. Topstitch seam allowances to the facing 0.2 cm from the stitching line. Fold the facings to the wrong side, press. Attach seam allowances to the zipper tape. Attach the facing to the princess seams.
8. Overcast the lower edge of the skirt, press to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.