Panelled Mermaid Skirt with Lace-Up Back
This women's made-to-measure sewing pattern creates a striking mermaid-silhouette skirt featuring intricate panel construction and a distinctive lace-up back closure.
When To Wear
This elegant skirt is designed for making a sophisticated statement, ideal for:
- Formal Occasions: Perfect for galas, evening events, and upscale gatherings where a dramatic silhouette is desired.
- Statement Styling: Ideal for special parties or fashion-forward events, ensuring a memorable entrance.
- Elegant Ensembles: Pairs beautifully with fitted tops to create a contemporary and refined evening look.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: A dramatic mermaid silhouette, fitted through the hips and thighs, then flaring out gracefully to a floor-length hem.
Waist: High-waisted, designed to sit comfortably at the natural waistline and create an elongated figure.
Front: Features a series of vertically arranged panels that create a smooth, figure-hugging contour and elegant lines.
Back: A distinctive lace-up detail runs along the upper back of the skirt, providing an adjustable fit and adding a unique visual element.
Construction: The skirt is meticulously shaped by multiple vertical panels, which can be enhanced with decorative topstitching for added definition.
Hem: A wide, flared hem provides elegant movement and a luxurious, floor-sweeping finish.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires precision in panel alignment, managing curved seams, and applying eyelets for the lace-up closure.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose fabrics with good body that can hold the shaped silhouette:
Additional Supplies
- Cord
- Fusible interfacing
- Eyelets
CUTTER'S MUST
- From main fabric:
- 1. Central BACK SKIRT HALF - 2 QTY
- 2. Insert 1 BACK SKIRT HALF – 2 QTY
- 3. Insert 2 BACK SKIRT HALF – 2 QTY
- 4. Skirt SIDE PANEL – 4 QTY
- 5. Central FRONT SKIRT HALF – 1 QTY
- 6. Insert 1 FRONT SKIRT HALF – 2 QTY
- 7. Insert 2 FRONT SKIRT HALF -2 QTY
- 8. FRONT PANEL FACING – 1 QTY
- 9. Underlap – 1 QTY
- 10. Fastener FACING – 2 QTY
- FROM FUSIBLE INTERFACING: fastener FACING, underlap, FRONT PANEL FACING.
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse FUSIBLE INTERFACING to the fastener FACING, underlap, FRONT PANEL FACING and BACK PANEL FACING.
- Stitch the princess seams: skirt SIDE PANEL, insert 2 FRONT SKIRT HALF, insert 1 FRONT SKIRT HALF, and central FRONT SKIRT HALF. Overcast the seams, press them open, and topstitch at a distance of 0.5 cm from the stitching lines.
- Stitch the princess seams: skirt SIDE PANEL, insert 2 BACK SKIRT HALF, insert 1 BACK SKIRT HALF, and central BACK SKIRT HALF. Overcast the seams, press them open, and topstitch at a distance of 0.5 cm from the stitching lines.
- Stitch the side edges of the FRONT PANEL and BACK PANEL. Overcast the side seams and press them open.
- Overcast the center seam of the BACK PANEL and stitch it up to the NOTCH. Press the center seam of the BACK PANEL open.
- Fold the underlap in half and stitch the upper and lower edges. Turn the underlap right side out and press.
- Stitch and press open the side edges of the FRONT PANEL FACING and the fastener FACING. Overcast the outer edge of the fastener FACING and the FRONT PANEL FACING.
- Place the FACINGS on the upper edge of the skirt, right sides together, and stitch the upper edge of the skirt and the right center edge of the BACK PANEL. Topstitch the stitching line onto the FACINGS at a distance of 0.2 cm from the stitching line. Trim and turn out the right corner. Fold the FACINGS to the wrong side and press the upper stitched edge of the skirt.
- Overcast the side edge of the underlap. Attach the underlap to the center edge of the BACK PANEL. Fold under the center edge of the fastener FACING and topstitch it into the seam where the underlap was attached.
- Overcast, fold under, and topstitch the hem allowance onto the skirt. Press the hem allowance.
- Mark and punch eyelets.
