Fitted Paneled Skirt with Horizontal Pleats

Name: Fitted Paneled Skirt with Horizontal Pleats
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4632
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4632

A women's fitted knee-length skirt with overlapping upper front panels forming a V, topstitched horizontal pleats across the lower front, a straight waistband and a centre back invisible zipper with a vent. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: lightweight suiting fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Fitted Paneled Skirt with Horizontal Pleats

When To Wear

To the office with a blouse or a fitted jacket.
With a knit top and tights in autumn and spring.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted through the hips, narrowing slightly towards the hem.

Length: Knee length.

Front: Lower front cut on the fold with horizontal pleats laid and stitched along the markings, pressed downwards. Upper left and upper right panels cross in a V; each has a topstitched pleat along its lower edge, lying flat on the lower front.

Waist: Interfaced straight waistband, closed at the back with one button and a buttonhole.

Back: Two pieces with waist darts and a centre back seam.

Closure: Invisible zipper in the centre back seam.

Finishing: Centre back vent with the allowances secured by machine stitching; hem turned up 4 cm and sewn by hand with blind stitches.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Accurate pleating along markings, overlapping front panels, a vent combined with an invisible zipper and a buttoned waistband.

Fabric Recommendations

Lightweight suiting fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (waistband)
1 invisible zipper
1 button

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:

Back – 2 pieces
Lower front – 1 piece on fold
Upper left – 1 piece
Upper right – 1 piece
Waistband – 1 piece

From fusible interfacing:

Waistband – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the waistband piece.
Stitch darts on the back pieces, press seam allowances towards the center.
Finish the raw edges of the center back separately. Finish the vent allowances. Stitch the center seam from the zipper mark to the vent corner. Clip the corner of the vent seam allowance on the right side. Press open the center seam allowances, press the vent allowances and secure them with machine stitching. Insert the invisible zipper.
Lay and stitch horizontal pleats on the lower front according to markings. Press pleat depths downwards.
Attach the upper left to the lower front, press seam allowances, overlock. Lay and topstitch the pleat on the upper left (the pleat depth slightly protrudes along the side and upper edge, secure the protrusion so that the pleat lies flat against the lower). Attach the upper right to the lower front, press seam allowances, overlock. Lay and topstitch the pleat on the upper right (the pleat depth slightly protrudes along the side and upper edge, secure the protrusion so that the pleat lies flat against the lower).
Stitch side seams, press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Fold the waistband right sides together with the upper edge of the skirt and stitch, leaving an allowance for the fastener protruding at the right back edge of the waistband. Finish the ends of the waistband. Turn under the inner raw edges of the waistband and topstitch from the right side into the attachment seam. On the left end of the waistband, make a buttonhole, on the right, sew a button.
Finish the lower edge of the skirt, press to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.