Maxi Skirt with Wrap Front and Buttons

Name: Maxi Skirt with Wrap Front and Buttons
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5024
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5024

A long, straight women's skirt with an overlapping front edge that curves down from the waist to the hem, topstitched 2 cm from the edge, with two decorative buttons. It fastens with a centre back zip and a button on the waistband. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: fine wool fabrics or dense silks, such as silk crepe.

Tech. Description

Maxi Skirt with Wrap Front and Buttons

When To Wear

For office wear in autumn and spring with a shirt, a fitted knit or a jacket.
In silk crepe for evening, with a silk blouse.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight and close-fitting, shaped with darts at the front and back.

Length: Maxi.

Front: Two front pieces. The overlapping edge is finished with an interfaced facing, curves from the waist towards the side and runs down to the hem; it is topstitched 2 cm from the edge. Two decorative buttons sit on the overlap below the waistband. Front darts are pressed towards the centre.

Back: Two back pieces with a centre back seam and darts pressed towards the centre.

Closure: Zip in the upper part of the centre back seam; button and buttonhole on the waistband.

Skirt: Slit at the hem of the centre back seam, its allowances pressed to the wrong side and topstitched.

Waist: Straight waistband, interfaced, stitched in the ditch from the right side.

Finishing: Facing edge overlocked; hem turned up and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A faced curved front edge with topstitching, a centre back zip and slit, a waistband finished by stitching in the ditch.

Fabric Recommendations

Fine wool fabrics or dense silks, such as silk crepe.

Additional Supplies

1 zip
3 buttons (1 for the waistband, 2 decorative)
Fusible interfacing (waistband and facings)

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Back Skirt - 2 pieces
Front Skirt - 2 pieces
Waistband - 1 piece
Facing - 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing: fuse the waistband and the facing pieces.

Sewing Instructions

Sew the darts on the front skirt and back skirt and press them towards the center.
Sew the center back seam between the zipper mark and the slit mark. Insert the zipper.
Press the slit allowances to the wrong side and topstitch.
Stitch the facing to the front edge of the front skirt, press the seam allowances open, turn out and overlock the open edge of the facing. Topstitch 2.0 cm from the edge.
Sew the side seams of the skirt.
Pin the waistband to the upper edge of the skirt right sides together and stitch. Press the seam allowances towards the waistband. Fold the waistband in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the ends. Turn the waistband out, turn under the inner edge and pin it so that it extends about 2 mm beyond the waistband seam. From the right side, stitch in the ditch of the waistband seam. Make a buttonhole on the left side of the waistband and sew a button on the right side.
Turn up the hem allowance and topstitch. Sew on the decorative buttons.