High-Waisted Button Front Pencil Skirt

Name: High-Waisted Button Front Pencil Skirt
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4721
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4721

This women's sewing pattern is for a sophisticated high-waisted pencil skirt, featuring a prominent button-front placket and functional patch pockets. Its classic pencil silhouette, designed to fall to a midi length, makes it suitable for professional settings, smart casual outings, or transitional styling. The pattern requires skills in zipper insertion, button placket construction, and attaching patch pockets.

Tech. Description

High-Waisted Button-Front Pencil Skirt

A sophisticated women's sewing pattern for a high-waisted pencil skirt, defined by its prominent buttoned center-front placket, jeans-style front pockets and back patch pockets.

When To Wear:

Professional Settings: Ideal for office wear, business casual, or formal meetings.
Smart Casual Outings: Perfect for elevated everyday style, brunches, or daytime events.
Transitional Styling: a versatile piece suitable for pairing with blouses in spring or knitwear in autumn.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: a classic pencil skirt, shaped to flatter with a slim, straight fit.

Waist: Features a structured, high-waisted design with a fitted waistband for a defined look.

Front Placket: a distinctive center-front placket running from the waistband to the hem, decorated with six sewn-on buttons (the buttons are decorative; the skirt opens with the back zipper).

Pockets: Curved, jeans-style front pockets with pocket bags cut in one with the side pieces, plus two topstitched patch pockets on the back.

Back: Includes a center back seam, shaping darts, an invisible zipper closure, and a topstitched back slit for ease of movement.

Length: Designed to fall gracefully to a midi length, typically below the knee.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Requires skills in zipper insertion, attaching a placket, and making front pockets and patch pockets.

Fabric Recommendations

Choose structured, mid-weight fabrics that hold their shape well and drape elegantly:

Dense dress fabrics made from natural or blended fibers (e.g., gabardine, twill, denim, linen blends)

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing
1 invisible zipper
6 buttons

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, the patterns include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Allowance for the upper edge of the pocket – 3 cm; Allowance for the lower edge of the front, back panels and placket – 3 cm. Attention! First of all, 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!

From main fabric:
- Back Skirt – 2 pieces
- Front Skirt – 2 pieces
- Placket – 1 piece
- Side – 2 pieces
- Waistband – 2 pieces
- Pocket Bag – 2 pieces
- Pocket – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Waistband – 2 pieces

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the waistband pieces.
Stitch the darts on the Back Skirt pieces, press the dart depths towards the center.
Press the allowance of the upper pocket edge to the wrong side, turn under and topstitch. Overlock pocket edges, press allowances to the wrong side. Place the Pocket on the Back Skirt according to the markings and topstitch.
Place the Pocket Bag on the Front Skirt and stitch along the pocket opening. Clip the allowances on curves, turn the pocket bag to the wrong side, understitch the allowances to the pocket bag 0.1 cm from the seam and press. Place the Front Skirt on the Side according to the markings. Stitch the Pocket Bag to the Side and overlock the allowances. Baste the pocket to the Front Skirt along the upper and side edges.
Stitch side seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
Press the Waistband pieces in half lengthwise, wrong sides together. Attach the outer half of the waistband to the upper edge of the skirt, press the allowances towards the waistband.
Attach the Placket to the Front Skirt pieces and the waistband, press the allowances towards the placket, overlock and topstitch 0.1 cm from the attaching seam.
Overlock the center back edges separately. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper mark to the slit mark, press the allowances open. Insert the zipper. Topstitch along the slit 0.5 cm from the fold to secure the allowances.
Overlock the edge of the inner waistband. Stitch in the ditch of the outer waistband seam to secure the inner waistband.
Overlock the lower edge of the skirt, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
Sew the buttons onto the Placket.

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