Pencil Skirt with Overlapping Front Panels

Name: Pencil Skirt with Overlapping Front Panels
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2430
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2430

A women's pencil skirt whose front is built from four panels: the three upper panels have faced, curved lower edges that overlap the panel below in diagonal tiers. Straight back, waistband with a button, invisible zipper in the left side seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: lightweight suiting fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Pencil Skirt with Overlapping Front Panels

When To Wear

For the office with a blouse or a fitted jacket.
With a fine knit top and heels for evening events, in any season.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Narrow pencil shape, tapering towards the hem, roughly knee length.

Front: Four panels set one under the other. Each of the upper three has a lower edge faced with an interfaced facing, topstitched 0.5 cm from the edge, and is stitched to the next panel along the facing. The tiers run diagonally across the front and cross at the hem. Waist darts.

Back: Plain back with waist darts; at the side seams the back hem allowance wraps around the front panels.

Closure: Invisible zipper in the left side seam; the waistband has an extension that fastens with one button.

Waist: Straight interfaced waistband, folded in half and stitched in the ditch from the right side.

Finishing: Hem allowance of 2 cm on the back and the lowest front panel, turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Faced curved edges assembled in tiers, an invisible zipper, a waistband with an extension and buttonhole.

Fabric Recommendations

Lightweight suiting fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (waistband, three front facings)
Invisible zipper
1 button

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 for the Back Skirt and Front Skirt_4 – 2 cm. Attention! First of all, 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. Attention! Markings on the patterns are made on the right side.

From main fabric:
- Back Skirt – 1 piece
- Front Skirt_1 – 1 piece
- Front Skirt_2 – 1 piece
- Front Skirt_3 – 1 piece
- Front Skirt_4 – 1 piece
- Waistband – 1 piece
- Front Skirt_1 (facing) – 1 piece
- Front Skirt_2 (facing) – 1 piece
- Front Skirt_3 (facing) – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Waistband – 1 piece
- Front Skirt_1 (facing) – 1 piece
- Front Skirt_2 (facing) – 1 piece
- Front Skirt_3 (facing) – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

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

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Stitch the darts on the Back Skirt and front panels, press the dart intakes towards the center of the pieces.
Place the Front Skirt_1 facing on Front Skirt_1 right sides together and stitch the bottom edge. Clip allowances at curves, turn the facing to the wrong side. Topstitch 0.5 cm from the edge. Stitch Front Skirt_2 to the Front Skirt_1 facing, press allowances, overlock.
Place the Front Skirt_2 facing on Front Skirt_2 right sides together and stitch the bottom edge. Clip allowances at curves, turn the facing to the wrong side. Topstitch 0.5 cm from the edge. Stitch Front Skirt_3 to the Front Skirt_2 facing, press allowances, overlock.
Place the Front Skirt_3 facing on Front Skirt_3 right sides together and stitch the bottom edge. Clip allowances at curves, turn the facing to the wrong side. Topstitch 0.5 cm from the edge. On Front Skirt_4, overlock the hem allowance, press it to the wrong side and topstitch. Stitch Front Skirt_4 to the Front Skirt_3 facing, press allowances, overlock.
Overlock the bottom edge of the Back Skirt. Overlock the left side edges separately. Stitch the left side seam from the zipper mark to the bottom, wrapping the hem allowance of the Back Skirt around the front. Press allowances open. Insert the invisible zipper. Stitch the right side seam, wrapping the hem allowance of the Back Skirt around the front, press allowances towards the back and overlock. Turn the bottom hem to the wrong side, press and topstitch.
Fold the Waistband in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the short side and the extension. Start stitching strictly at the marked line for attaching the waistband to the skirt. At the mark, clip allowances, turn the waistband to the right side and press. Stitch the outer side of the waistband to the top edge, turn under the inner side and topstitch into the attachment seam.
Make the buttonhole on the waistband extension. Sew on the button.