Fitted Skirt with Pleated Flounce
Introducing a sophisticated women's fitted skirt pattern featuring a distinctive draped and pleated front panel, secured with elegant buttons.
When To Wear
This versatile skirt is designed to elevate your everyday wardrobe and is perfect for:
- Professional Settings: The fitted silhouette and modest length make it suitable for the office.
- Smart Casual Gatherings: The unique pleating adds a touch of style for lunches, brunches, or relaxed social events.
- Evening & Dinner: Paired with an elegant top, it could work for a sophisticated evening out.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: A chic, fitted pencil skirt silhouette with a unique draped front panel.
Waist: High-waisted design with an interior facing for a clean finish.
Front Detail: Features a diagonal pleated panel that wraps across the front, secured by a row of decorative buttons.
Closure: An invisible zipper at the center back ensures a smooth fit.
Length: Designed to fall elegantly around the knee.
Hem: A clean, straight hemline.
Back: Simple, fitted back panels with a center seam.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires accurate pleat formation, invisible zipper insertion, and clean facing application.
Fabric Recommendations
Achieve the perfect drape and structure with fabrics that offer both body and fluidity, such as:
- Well-draping dress fabrics made from natural fibers
- Well-draping dress fabrics made from blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- Invisible zipper
- 7 buttons
CUTTER'S MUST
- From main fabric 1:
- 1. BACK PANEL – 2 QTY
- 2. FRONT PANEL – 1 QTY
- 3. FLOUNCE – 1 QTY
- 4. BACK FACING – 2 QTY
- 5. FRONT FACING – 1 QTY
- 6. Upper FLOUNCE FACING – 1 QTY
- 7. Lower FLOUNCE FACING – 1 QTY
- FROM FUSIBLE INTERFACING:
- 1. BACK FACING – 2 QTY
- 2. FRONT FACING - 1 QTY
- 3. Upper FLOUNCE FACING – 1 QTY
- 4. Lower FLOUNCE FACING – 1 QTY
Sewing Instructions
- Reinforce facings with fusible interfacing.
- Stitch darts on the BACK PANEL, press depths towards the center. Overcast the center edges of the BACK PANEL separately on each piece. Stitch the center back seam from the notch to the bottom edge. Press seam allowances open, pressing the slit for the zipper. Insert the zipper.
- Stitch darts on the FRONT PANEL. Press depths towards the center.
- On the FLOUNCE, create and secure pleats. Press depths upwards. Stitch the upper and lower FLOUNCE FACINGS. Press seam allowances open. Overcast the outer edge. Place the facing on the FLOUNCE and stitch along three sides. Trim seam allowances at corners, turn out and press. Hand-stitch the inner edge of the facing to the FLOUNCE with blind stitches.
- Place the FLOUNCE on the FRONT PANEL and secure along the side edge. Stitch side seams. Overcast and press seam allowances open.
- Stitch side seams of facings, press seam allowances open. Overcast the bottom edge. Place the facing and the skirt right sides together and stitch the upper edge. Topstitch seam allowances to the facing at a distance of 0.2 cm from the stitching line. Turn facings to the wrong side, press. Fold under the center edges and sew to the zipper tape. Attach the facing to the side seam allowances.
- Overcast the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.
- Sew buttons onto the FRONT PANEL, catching all layers, according to the technical sketch.
