Front Pleated Skirt with Waistband

Name: Front Pleated Skirt with Waistband
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4615
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4615

A women's fitted knee-length skirt with deep pleats laid at one side of the front waist and fanning diagonally across the front, a straight waistband with a button and a zip in the left side seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dense suiting fabrics from natural or blended fibres that hold a pleat well.

Tech. Description

Front Pleated Skirt with Waistband

A women's fitted knee-length skirt with deep pleats laid at one side of the front waist and fanning diagonally across the front, a straight waistband with a button and a zip in the left side seam.

When To Wear

For the office with a fitted blouse, a knit top or a short jacket.
In autumn and spring with tights and closed shoes; in summer in a lighter suiting.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Narrow, close-fitting through the hips, straight to the hem.

Length: Around the knee.

Front: One front panel with pleats folded at one side of the waist; the folds fall in diagonal lines towards the opposite side of the hem.

Back: One back panel with two waist darts, pressed towards the centre.

Closure: Zip in the left side seam; the waistband fastens with a buttonhole on the left end and a button on the extension at the right.

Waist: Straight interfaced waistband, inner edge turned under and stitched in the ditch from the right side.

Finishing: 3 cm hem, overlocked and hand-sewn with blind stitches.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Laying and securing large front pleats accurately, inserting a side zip and attaching a waistband with an extension.

Fabric Recommendations

Dense suiting fabrics from natural or blended fibres that hold a pleat well.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (waistband)
1 zip
1 button

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, seam allowances are not included. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance - 3 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 (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces).

From main fabric:

Back – 1 piece
Front – 1 piece
Waistband - 1 piece

From fusible interfacing:

Waistband - 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

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

Stitch darts on the back, press depths towards the center.
Form and secure pleats on the front skirt.
Finish the left side edges separately. Stitch the left side seam from the zipper mark to the bottom, press seam allowances open, pressing the opening for the zipper. Insert the zipper. Stitch the right side seam, press seam allowances towards the back and finish.
Fold the waistband right sides together with the upper edge of the skirt and stitch, leaving the seam allowance for the fastener extending on the right back edge of the waistband. Finish the ends of the waistband. Turn under the inner edges of the waistband and topstitch from the right side into the attachment seam. Make a buttonhole on the left end of the waistband, sew a button on the right.
Finish the hem allowance, press to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.