Lace-Up Tiered Ruffle Skirt
This women's pattern creates an elegant high-low midi skirt featuring a graceful tiered ruffled hem and a chic lace-up detail along one side seam.
When To Wear:
- Special Occasions: Perfect for garden parties, celebrations, or events where a sophisticated yet playful look is desired.
- Resort & Vacation Wear: Its flowing silhouette and delicate ruffles make it an ideal choice for elegant holiday ensembles.
- Stylish Everyday Dressing: Elevate your casual wardrobe with this unique skirt, paired with simple tops for a chic statement.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a-line, fitted at the natural waist, gracefully flaring into a high-low hem.
Waist: High-waisted design with a clean finish.
Side Detail: Decorative lace-up closure with eyelets and a cord along the side seam.
Hem: Distinctive high-low hemline adorned with two generous tiers of gathered ruffles for movement and volume.
Closure: Inconspicuous side zipper closure for a smooth fit.
Length: Midi length, with the hem gracefully dipping lower at the back.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires careful assembly of tiered ruffles, precise zipper insertion, and setting eyelets for the decorative lace-up.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose lightweight fabrics with good drape to enhance the flow of the ruffles:
- Viscose fabrics
- Silk fabrics
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- Zipper
- Decorative cord
- Eyelets
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- 1. Front skirt half – 1 qty
- 2. Front skirt half facing – 1 qty
- 3. Front flounce 1 – 1 qty
- 4. Front flounce 2 – 1 qty
- 5. Lower of front – 1 qty
- 6. Back skirt half – 1 qty
- 7. Back flounce 1 – 1 qty
- 8. Back facing – 1 qty
- 9. Lower of back – 1 qty
- 10. Back flounce 2 – 1 qty
- From fusible interfacing: front and back facings.
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse fusible interfacing to: Front and back facings.
- Overlock the side edges of the front and back skirt halves. Stitch the side seams of the front and back skirt halves, leaving an opening for the zipper in the left side seam. Press the side seams open, pressing the zipper openings flat.
- Overlock the side edges of: the lower of the front and back panels, front flounce 1 and back flounce 1, front flounce 2 and back flounce 2. Stitch the side seams of: the lower of the front and back panels, front flounce 1 and back flounce 1, front flounce 2 and back flounce 2. Press the stitched seams open.
- Baste flounce 1 to the lower of the panels and stitch flounce 1 to the front and back skirt halves, aligning the side seams. Remove basting stitches and overlock the attachment seam. Press the attachment seam towards the skirt.
- Stitch flounce 2 to the lower edge of the lower of the skirt. Overlock the seam and press it towards the skirt.
- Stitch the right side seam of the front and back facings. Press the seam open and overlock the outer edge of the facings.
- Insert the zipper. Face the upper edge of the front and back skirt halves with the facing. Topstitch the facing seam allowance to the facing at a distance of 0.2 cm from the facing seam. Turn under the side edges of the facing and hand stitch.
- Overlock the lower edge of flounce 1 and flounce 2, fold under the seam allowances, press, and topstitch.
- Mark and punch eyelets. Thread the cord through the eyelets.
