High-Waist Button-Front Skirt
A sophisticated women's sewing pattern for a high-waisted pencil skirt, defined by its elegant button-front closure and structured silhouette.
When To Wear
This versatile skirt is an excellent choice for a variety of settings, making it perfect for:
- Professional & Business Attire: Ideal for office wear, meetings, and corporate environments due to its polished and modest design.
- Smart Casual & Everyday Elegance: Elevates daily outfits, perfect for brunhes, upscale errands, or relaxed yet refined gatherings.
- Special Occasions & Events: Suitable for semi-formal events, dinners, or occasions where a chic and sophisticated look is desired.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a flattering pencil silhouette, gently skimming the body from the high waist to the hem.
Waist: Features a high-waisted design, subtly shaped with front and back darts for a tailored fit.
Closure: a distinguished button-front closure runs vertically down the center front, adorned with seven buttons.
Back: Includes a center back seam and shaping darts for a smooth and contoured fit.
Length: Designed to hit around the knee or just below, offering a classic midi length.
Lining: Fully lined for a comfortable wear and a clean, professional finish.
Hem: a clean, straight hemline provides a neat finish to the skirt's lower edge.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. This pattern involves skills such as dart construction, lining attachment, facing application, and creating neat buttonholes.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose suiting fabrics with good body and drape for the main garment, and a suitable lining material:
- Suiting fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Lining fabric
- Fusible interfacing
- 7 buttons
Cutter's Must
If the patterns have a double contour, they include seam allowances; if the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance for the bottom edge – 2.5 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!
- From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Front – 2 pieces
- Front facing – 2 pieces
- Facing – 1 piece
- From lining fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Front – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
- Front facing – 2 pieces
- Facing – 1 piece
Sewing Instructions
- Reinforce details with fusible interfacing.
- Stitch darts on back and front pieces, press seam allowances towards the center.
- Stitch the center back seam of the back, press seam allowances to the left side and overlock.
- Stitch side seams, press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
- Attach the front facings to the facing, press seam allowances open. Place the front facings and facing with the skirt right sides together and stitch the center and upper edges. Topstitch seam allowances to the facing and front facings at a distance of 0.2 cm from the stitching line. Fold the facings to the wrong side, press. Stitch the bottom corner.
- Stitch darts and seams on lining pieces, press seam allowances and overlock. Fold the bottom edge twice by 1 cm and topstitch. Attach the lining to the inner edges of the front facings and facing, press seam allowances and overlock.
- Overlock the bottom edge of the skirt, press to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.
- On the left, overlock buttonholes; on the right, sew on buttons.
