Pleated Midi Skirt with Button Tabs
Introducing a chic women's sewing pattern for a pleated midi skirt, elegantly shaped with a high waist and stylish button tab detailing.
When To Wear
This versatile midi skirt is perfect for adding a touch of sophisticated flair to a variety of settings, making it an excellent choice for:
- Professional Chic: Elevate your workwear with its polished silhouette and refined details.
- Smart Casual Gatherings: Ideal for brunches, dinners, or everyday elegance, offering comfort and style.
- Transitional Seasons: a perfect weight and length for comfortable wear across different seasons.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a gracefully flared a-line silhouette, falling to a sophisticated midi length.
Waist: a defined high waist, accented by decorative button tabs at the front waistband.
Pleats: Structured inverted pleats at both the front and back panels, creating fullness and elegant movement.
Closure: a discreet invisible zipper positioned at the left side seam for a smooth finish.
Hem: a classic midi length, designed for a clean, professional finish.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires skills in constructing inverted pleats, inserting an invisible zipper, and precise waistband assembly with button tabs.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose fabrics with good body and drape to best showcase the skirt's pleated structure:
- Thin suiting fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 5 buttons
- Invisible zipper
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Back – 1 piece on fold
- Front – 1 piece on fold
- Waistband – 1 piece
- Belt loop – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
- Waistband – 1 piece
- Belt loop – 2 pieces
Sewing Instructions
- Reinforce details with fusible interfacing.
- Form inverted pleats on the front pieces and stitch along the marked line. Form and topstitch pleats on the back. Secure pleats along the upper edge.
- Finish the left side edges separately. Stitch the left side seam from the notch for the zipper to the bottom. Press seam allowances open. Insert an invisible zipper. Stitch the right side edge. Finish seam allowances and press towards the back half.
- 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 the seam allowances, turn the waistband right side out and press. Attach the outer side of the waistband to the upper edge, turn under the inner side and topstitch into the attachment seam.
- Fold the flap in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the long side and the shaped sides. Trim seam allowances, clip at corners, and turn right side out. Press the flap. Tuck in and secure the raw edges of the short side. Place the flap over the pleat, wrapping around the waistband, and topstitch along the contour.
- Finish the hem allowance, press to the wrong side, and topstitch.
- Make a buttonhole on the waistband. Sew buttons onto the waistband and belt loops.
