Pleated Midi Skirt With Tie Belt

Name: Pleated Midi Skirt With Tie Belt
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2364
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2364

A women's A-line midi skirt with a pleated centre front panel, vertical single-welt pockets in the side front panels, a faced waist with four eyelets for a tie belt and an invisible zipper at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: fine suiting fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Pleated Midi Skirt With Tie Belt

When To Wear

For the office and everyday wear in spring and autumn, with a tucked-in blouse or a fine jumper.
With boots and knitwear in cooler weather.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: A-line, flaring from the waist to the hem.

Length: Midi, below the knee.

Waist: No waistband: the upper edge is finished with interfaced front and back facings, understitched 0.2 cm from the seam. The two tie belt pieces are caught in the side seams, pass through four eyelets in the front and tie at the centre.

Front: Centre front panel cut on the fold, with pleats folded away from the centre and stitched on the inside for 3 to 4 cm from the top; side front panels joined to it by vertical seams.

Pockets: Vertical single-welt pockets in the side front panels, with an underlay and lining pocket bags.

Back: Two back pieces with a centre back seam and an invisible zipper.

Finishing: Hem serged, turned up 2 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Single-welt pockets, an invisible zipper finished into a facing, eyelets and partly stitched pleats.

Fabric Recommendations

Fine suiting fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Lining fabric (pocket bags)
Fusible interfacing (facings, welts)
1 invisible zipper
4 eyelets

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 – 2 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.

From main fabric:
- Back Skirt – 2 pieces
- Front Central Skirt – 1 piece on the fold
- Front Side Skirt – 2 pieces
- Back Facing – 2 pieces
- Front Facing – 1 piece on the fold
- Off-Set Welt – 2 pieces
- Underlay Piece – 2 pieces
- Waistband (tie belt) – 2 pieces
From lining fabric:
- Bigger Pocket Bag – 2 pieces
- Smaller Pocket Bag – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Back Facing – 2 pieces
- Front Facing – 1 piece on the fold
- Off-Set Welt – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

Fuse interfacing to the Back Facing, Front Facing and Off-Set Welt pieces.
Mark the pocket placement on the Front Side Skirt. Press the Off-Set Welt in half lengthwise, wrong sides together. Stitch the Smaller Pocket Bag to the inner side of the welt. Stitch the welt to the skirt along the lower pocket marking line. Stitch the Bigger Pocket Bag to the skirt along the upper pocket marking line. The ends of the stitching should finish at the short marking lines. Cut the pocket opening. Make diagonal cuts 1-1.5 cm from the end of the pocket. Turn the welt and the Bigger Pocket Bag to the wrong side through the opening. Secure the ends of the pocket from the wrong side with a double backstitch at the base of the corners. Stitch the pocket bags together and overlock the edges.
Stitch the Front Side Skirt panels to the Front Central Skirt, press seam allowances towards the center, overlock.
Set the eyelets on the front as marked.
Overlock the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the hem, press seam allowances open. Insert the concealed zipper.
Fold each Waistband (tie belt) piece in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch along the long side and the slanted short end. Trim the seam allowances at the corners, turn right side out, shape and press. Stitch the side seams, inserting the open ends of the tie belt pieces, press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Stitch the side edges of the facings, press seam allowances open. Overlock the lower edge. Place the facing and skirt right sides together and stitch the upper edge. Understitch the seam allowances to the facing 0.2 cm from the seam. Fold the facing to the wrong side, press. Fold under the center back edges and sew them to the zipper tape.
Fold the pleats on the front skirt (folds facing away from the center). Stitch the pleats on the inside for 3–4 cm from the top. Thread the tie belt through the eyelets.
Overlock the lower edge of the skirt, press to the wrong side and topstitch.