Pleated Front A-line Skirt

Name: Pleated Front A-line Skirt
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 2641
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #2641

A women's midi A-line skirt with a wide shaped yoke in place of a waistband, inverted pleats at front and back, and a topstitched centre front placket with decorative buttons. Invisible zipper at the centre back. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: thin, soft suiting fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Pleated Front A-line Skirt

When To Wear

For the office with a tucked-in blouse or a fine knit.
In spring and autumn with a short jacket and flat shoes or boots.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: A-line, the fullness released by inverted pleats below the yoke.

Length: Midi, below the knee.

Waist: Wide interfaced yoke, front cut in one piece and back in two halves, faced with a second yoke layer that is understitched 0.2 cm from the top edge and stitched in the ditch of the yoke seam.

Front: Front skirt cut on the fold with inverted pleats; a separate placket topstitched down the centre front. The placket and front yoke carry decorative buttons; the front does not open.

Back: Centre back seam with inverted pleats in the back skirt.

Closure: Invisible zipper in the centre back seam, the inner yoke hand-sewn to the zipper tape.

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

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Inverted pleats, an applied placket, an invisible zipper and a faced yoke.

Fabric Recommendations

Thin, soft suiting fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (outer front yoke, outer back yokes)
Invisible zipper
8 decorative buttons

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. 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 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need.

From main fabric:
- Back Skirt – 2 pieces
- Front Skirt – 1 piece on fold
- Front Yoke – 2 pieces
- Back Yoke – 4 pieces
- Placket – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Back Yoke – 2 pieces
- Front Yoke – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

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

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
Fold and baste the inverted pleats on the Back Skirt. Stitch the outer Back Yoke to the Back Skirt, press seam allowances upwards.
Serge the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the hem. Press seam allowances open. Insert the invisible zipper.
Fold and baste the inverted pleats on the Front Skirt. Press the long edges of the Placket to the wrong side. Place the placket on the skirt and topstitch along the markings. Stitch the outer Front Yoke to the Front Skirt, press seam allowances upwards.
Stitch the side seams, press seam allowances towards the back and serge.
Stitch the side seams of the inner yokes (Front Yoke and Back Yokes), press seam allowances open. Serge the lower edge. Place the inner yoke on the skirt right sides together and stitch along the top edge. Understitch the allowances onto the inner yoke 0.2 cm from the seam. Turn the inner yoke to the wrong side and press. Turn under the center back edges and hand-sew them to the zipper tape. Stitch in the ditch of the outer yoke seam to secure the inner yoke.
Serge the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Sew decorative buttons onto the placket and front yoke.