Pleated Front A-line Midi Skirt

Name: Pleated Front A-line Midi Skirt
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4947
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4947

A women's A-line midi skirt with pleats meeting at the centre front, side-seam pockets and an interfaced waistband with a button extension. A concealed zipper closes the centre back, and the pattern includes three versions of the back panel, among them one with darts and one pleated like the front. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: skirt fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Pleated Front Midi Skirt

When To Wear

With a tucked-in blouse or shirt for the office.
With a fitted knit top and flat shoes on weekdays; with tights and boots in colder months.

Key Design Features

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

Length: Midi.

Front: One front panel with pleats folded towards the centre and held at the waist seam, opening into a deep inverted pleat at the centre front.

Back: Centre back seam; three back panel options: panel 1 with darts, panel 2, and panel 3 pleated in the same way as the front.

Pockets: In-seam pockets in the side seams, with pocket bags sewn into the side seam.

Waist: Straight waistband folded in half and interfaced, with an extension at one end, fastened with one button and buttonhole.

Closure: Concealed zipper in the centre back seam plus the waistband button.

Finishing: Hem turned up 3 cm and sewn by hand with blind stitches.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Pleats marked and basted at the waist, in-seam pockets, a concealed zipper and a straight waistband with a buttonhole.

Fabric Recommendations

Skirt fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (waistband)
1 concealed zipper
1 button

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 – 3 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! Attention! The layout of this model provides for three options for the back!

From main fabric:
- Back panel_1 – 2 pieces
- Back panel_2 – 2 pieces
- Back panel_3 – 2 pieces
- Front – 1 piece
- Waistband – 1 piece
- Pocket bag – 4 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Waistband – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse the waistband piece with fusible interfacing.
On the front, create pleats: fold the piece wrong sides together along the marked lines, direct the pleat depths towards the center, and secure them along the upper edge.
Back panel_1: stitch darts, press depths towards the center. Back panel_3: create pleats similar to the front.
Overlock the center back edge separately on each piece. Stitch the center seam from the zipper mark to the bottom, press seam allowances open. Insert the zipper.
Place pocket bags onto the right side of the front and back panels, right side down, aligning with notches. Stitch pocket bags to the pocket opening allowances. Stitch side seams, simultaneously stitching the pocket bags, press seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
Fold the waistband lengthwise in half, right sides together, and stitch the short sides and the transitional end. Clip allowances at the mark, turn the waistband right side out and press. Stitch the outer side of the waistband to the skirt, fold the allowance of the inner side inwards and topstitch into the attaching seam.
Overlock the bottom edge of the skirt, press to the wrong side and hem with blind stitches.
Make the buttonhole on the waistband and sew on the button.