Skirt with Detachable Panel and Contrast Insert
Introducing a women's sewing pattern for a chic, fitted pencil skirt featuring an asymmetrical front with a distinctive detachable panel and a contrasting insert.
When To Wear
This stylish skirt pattern offers a modern silhouette suitable for various occasions, including:
- Professional Settings: Ideal for office wear, business meetings, or professional events due to its polished and tailored appearance.
- Smart Casual Outings: Perfect for lunches, gallery visits, or elevated day-to-day wear when paired with elegant tops.
- Evening Engagements: A sophisticated choice for semi-formal dinners or stylish gatherings when accessorized appropriately.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: A contemporary, fitted pencil skirt silhouette that gracefully follows the body's lines.
Waist: Features a high-rise waist finished with a clean, structured waistband.
Front: Designed with an asymmetrical front wrap construction, incorporating a distinctive detachable panel and a sophisticated contrast insert.
Back: Includes shaping darts and a center back seam for a tailored fit.
Closure: Fastens with a discreet zipper at the center back seam, secured by a single button on the waistband.
Length: Finishes elegantly at knee-length.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires experience with zipper insertion, waistband construction, and assembling multiple tailored panels.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose suiting fabrics with good drape and body, suitable for a structured skirt:
- Lightweight suiting fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
- A contrasting fabric for the insert panel
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 1 button
- Zipper
CUTTER'S MUST
- From main fabric:
- BACK SKIRT HALF – QTY 2
- Right FRONT SKIRT HALF – QTY 1
- Middle FRONT SKIRT HALF – QTY 1
- Left FRONT SKIRT HALF – QTY 1
- Detachable part of FRONT SKIRT HALF – QTY 1
- Waistband – QTY 1
- From contrast fabric:
- FRONT SKIRT HALF insert – QTY 1
- From FUSIBLE INTERFACING:
- Waistband – QTY 1
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse the waistband with FUSIBLE INTERFACING.
- Stitch darts on BACK SKIRT HALVES. Press the fullness towards the center.
- Overlock the SEAM ALLOWANCES of the center back seam on each piece separately. Stitch the center seam from the zipper mark to the bottom, press the SEAM ALLOWANCES open, pressing the slit for the zipper. Insert the ZIPPER.
- Fold the detachable part in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch along the bottom edge. Turn the piece right side out, straighten, and press.
- Fold the left and middle parts of the FRONT SKIRT HALF, insert the detachable part between them (the length of the detachable part is less by the width of the hem allowance) and stitch. Press the SEAM ALLOWANCES towards the middle part and overlock.
- Attach the FRONT SKIRT HALF insert to the middle FRONT SKIRT HALF, press the SEAM ALLOWANCES towards the insert and overlock. Attach the right FRONT SKIRT HALF to the insert, press the SEAM ALLOWANCES towards the insert, overlock.
- Stitch the side seams. Press the SEAM ALLOWANCES towards the BACK PANEL and overlock.
- Attach the waistband to the upper edge of the skirt. Stitch the ends of the waistband, trim the SEAM ALLOWANCES at the corners and turn out. Fold under the inner edge of the waistband and topstitch into the attaching seam. Press the waistband when finished.
- Overlock the bottom edge of the skirt, press to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.
- Mark and make a buttonhole on the waistband. Sew on the button.
