A-Line Asymmetrical Mock Wrap Skirt with Buckle

Name: A-Line Asymmetrical Mock Wrap Skirt with Buckle
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4755
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4755

A knee-length women's A-line skirt with a mock-wrap front: a separate overlay panel is caught into the side seam, its top edge finished with a topstitched facing band and a decorative buckle, and its hem angled to give an asymmetric line. No waistband; the waist is faced, with an invisible zip in the left side seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: thin suiting fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Asymmetric Mock Wrap Skirt

When To Wear

At the office in spring and autumn, with a tucked-in blouse or a fine knit and a short jacket.
In summer with a T-shirt or a sleeveless top and flat shoes.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: A-line, widening from the waist to the hem.

Length: About knee length, with an asymmetric front hem that drops towards the free edge of the overlay.

Front: Front skirt cut in one piece on the fold, with an overlay panel laid on top and basted to it along the side edge. The overlay's centre and lower edges are turned and topstitched; its upper edge is finished with a facing turned to the right side and topstitched along the fold, forming a band with a decorative buckle at the end.

Back: One piece cut on the fold, with no centre back seam.

Waist: No waistband; finished with an interfaced front and back facing, understitched 0.2 cm from the seam and hand-stitched to the zip tape.

Closure: Invisible zip in the left side seam.

Finishing: Seams serged; hem serged, turned and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Only side seams and a faced waist; the most demanding steps are the invisible zip and the topstitched facing band on the overlay.

Fabric Recommendations

Thin suiting fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front and back waist facings)
Invisible zip
Decorative buckle

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. Seam allowance for the center and lower edges of the Fly Piece (overlay panel) – 1.5 cm. Skirt hem allowance – 1.5 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! Markings on the patterns are made on the right side.

From main fabric:
- Back Skirt – 1 piece on fold
- Front Skirt – 1 piece on fold
- Fly Piece – 1 piece
- Back Facing – 1 piece
- Front Facing – 1 piece
- Fly Piece Facing – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Back Facing – 1 piece
- Front Facing – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Back Facing and Front Facing.
Press the lower seam allowance of the Fly Piece Facing to the wrong side. Place the right side of the Fly Piece Facing against the wrong side of the Fly Piece and stitch. Turn the facing over to the right side of the Fly Piece and topstitch it in place along the fold.
Serge the center and lower edges of the Fly Piece, press them to the wrong side and topstitch. Place the Fly Piece on the Front Skirt and baste them together along the side edge.
Serge the left side edges of the skirt separately. Stitch the left side seam from the zipper marking down to the hem, press the allowances open, pressing the zipper opening allowances as well. Insert the concealed zipper. Stitch the right side seam, press the allowances towards the Back Skirt and serge.
Stitch the right side seam of the Front Facing and Back Facing, press the allowances open. Serge the lower edge. Place the facing on the skirt right sides together and stitch along the upper edge. Understitch the allowances to the facing 0.2 cm from the seam. Turn the facing to the wrong side and press. Hand-stitch the facing allowances to the zipper tape.
Serge the skirt hem, press it to the wrong side and topstitch.
Sew on the decorative buckle.