Draped Front Pencil Skirt
Introducing a sophisticated women's sewing pattern for a pencil skirt, featuring a gracefully draped front overlay that creates an asymmetrical hem and a polished, fitted silhouette.
When To Wear
This pencil skirt offers refined style suitable for various occasions, making it an ideal choice for:
- Professional Workwear: Its polished appearance makes it suitable for office environments or business meetings.
- Elegant Social Events: Perfect for dinners, cocktail parties, or other semi-formal gatherings where a chic statement is desired.
- Elevated Daily Styling: Easily dressed up or down for a sophisticated everyday look.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a classic pencil skirt silhouette, fitted through the hips and tapering towards the knee.
Waist: High-waisted design, cleanly finished with internal facings for a smooth profile.
Front: Features a sophisticated draped overlay on the front, creating elegant folds and an overlapping design.
Back: a clean, tailored back panel includes shaping darts and a center seam.
Closure: An invisible zipper closure is set into the center back seam for a seamless finish.
Hem: The draped front creates an asymmetrical hemline, while the back hem is straight.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires precision in handling draped fabric, invisible zipper installation, and accurate facing application.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose fabrics that drape well and offer a structured yet fluid look, such as:
- Suiting fabrics made from natural or blended fibers that have good drape
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 1 invisible zipper
Cutter's Must
If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, the patterns are without seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance for the back bottom edge - 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. When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! All markings on the patterns are on the right side!
- From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Front right – 1 piece
- Front left – 1 piece
- Back facing – 4 pieces
- Front facing - 2 pieces
- From lining fabric:
- Lining for left – 1 piece
- Lining for right – 1 piece
- From fusible interfacing:
- Back facing – 2 pieces
- Front facing - 1 piece
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the outer facings.
- Stitch darts on the back, press depths towards the center. Attach outer back facings to the back, press allowances upwards and do not need to overlock. Overlock the center edges of the back separately on each piece. Stitch the center back seam from the mark to the bottom edge. Press seam allowances open, pressing the zipper opening. Insert the zipper.
- Form pleats on the front right (depths directed upwards). Secure pleats along the upper edge, trimming excess. Place the lining on the right flying and stitch the flying edge. Turn the piece right side out and press. Process the left skirt similarly.
- Overlap the front right onto the left, secure along the upper edge.
- Attach the outer front facing to the front, press allowances upwards and overlock.
- Stitch side edges, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
- Stitch and press open the side seams of the inner facings. Overlock the bottom edge. Fold the facing with the skirt right sides together and stitch the upper edge. Turn facings to the wrong side, press. Fold under the center edges and sew to the zipper tape. Topstitch the inner facing into the seam of attaching the upper. Attach the facing to the side allowances.
- Overlock the bottom edge allowances. Stitch the corners of the bottom edges. Press allowances to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.
