Asymmetric Peplum Pencil Skirt
Introducing a women's sewing pattern for a chic pencil skirt featuring a gracefully draped, asymmetric peplum overlay and a defined waistband.
When To Wear
This skirt offers a sophisticated and modern look, making it an ideal choice for:
- Professional Chic: Perfect for office wear, business meetings, or professional events, offering a polished yet stylish look.
- Dinner & Evening Gatherings: Elevates your outfit for sophisticated dinners, cocktail parties, or smart-casual evening events.
- Modern Elegance: Ideal for occasions where a contemporary, figure-flattering silhouette with a unique design element is desired.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a classic, tailored pencil skirt silhouette, fitted through the hips and tapering gently to the hem.
Waist: Features a structured, high-rise waistband that cinches the waist.
Peplum: An eye-catching asymmetric peplum gracefully drapes and flares from the waist, adding volume and a modern design twist.
Length: The skirt falls to a sophisticated knee-length, suitable for various occasions.
Closure: Secured with a center back invisible zipper and a button closure on the waistband for a clean finish.
Back: Includes a center back seam for shaping, with the peplum continuing around the back.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires skills in dart construction, invisible zipper insertion, waistband application, and the creation of a shaped peplum.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose fabrics with good drape and body that can hold the peplum's shape:
- Thin wool fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 1 button
- 1 invisible zipper
Cutter's Must
If the patterns have a double contour, they include seam allowances; 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 90cm to 150cm) to determine how much material you will need.
- From main fabric:
- Front – 1 piece on fold
- Back – 2 pieces
- Peplum – 2 pieces
- Waistband – 1 piece
- Belt loop – 1 piece
- From fusible interfacing:
- From lining fabric:
- Front lining – 1 piece on fold
- Back lining – 2 pieces
- Peplum lining – 2 pieces
Sewing Instructions
When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- Reinforce the waistband with fusible interfacing.
- Stitch darts on the lining. Press dart allowances towards the center. Stitch the center back seam of the lining from the zipper notch to the bottom. Press seams open. Stitch and overlock side seams. Press allowances towards the back. Overlock the bottom allowance of the lining, fold inwards and topstitch.
- Stitch darts on the front and back panels. Press dart allowances towards the center. Overlock the allowances of the center back seam of the back. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper notch to the bottom. Press seams open. Insert the zipper.
- Stitch side seams. Overlock allowances and press towards the back.
- Overlock the bottom and center back seam of the peplum with lining. Turn the peplum right side out and press. Form pleats and secure them along the top edge. Secure the top edge of the skirt, peplum, and skirt lining.
- Attach the waistband to the top edge of the skirt. Finish the ends of the waistband, trim seam allowances at the corners and turn right side out. Fold the inner edge of the waistband and topstitch into the attachment seam. Press the finished waistband.
- Overlock the bottom edge of the skirt, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
- Mark and overlock the buttonhole (on the waistband). Sew on the button.
