Maxi A-Line Patchwork Skirt

Name: Maxi A-Line Patchwork Skirt
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5438
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5438

A women's long A-line skirt in denim, with the front and back pieced from angular panels joined by topstitched seams. Faced waist without a waistband, a zip in the side seam and a small patch pocket on the front. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: denim.

Tech. Description

Maxi A-Line Patchwork Skirt

When To Wear

Everyday wear in spring and autumn with T-shirts, shirts and short knitwear.
With boots or trainers; the faced waist sits flat under tucked-in tops.

Key Design Features

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

Length: Maxi.

Front: Pieced from angular panels set at different diagonals. Seams are overlocked, pressed to one side and topstitched 0.5 cm from the seam line.

Pockets: One small patch pocket near the waist, with a topstitched top edge.

Back: Pieced from angular panels in the same way as the front.

Closure: Zip in the side seam; the facing ends are slip-stitched to the zip tape by hand.

Waist: No waistband: the top edge is finished with interfaced front and back facings, understitched 0.2 cm from the seam.

Finishing: Hem overlocked, turned up 2 cm and topstitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Many angled panels to match precisely at the notches, with even topstitching along every seam; a side zip with a waist facing.

Fabric Recommendations

Denim.

Additional Supplies

Zip
Fusible interfacing (waist facings)

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:

Diamond 1 – 2 pieces
Diamond 2 – 2 pieces
Diamond 2_3 – 2 pieces
Diamond 3 – 2 pieces
Diamond 4 – 2 pieces
Diamond 5 – 2 pieces
Diamond 6 – 2 pieces
Diamond 7 – 2 pieces
Diamond 8 – 2 pieces
Pocket – 1 piece
Facing – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing: Facing.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse fusible interfacing to the Facing pieces.
Overlock the outer edges of the Pocket. Press down the top edge of the Pocket and topstitch it. Press under the side and lower edges of the Pocket along the pattern lines.
Join the Diamond panels of the front as shown in the drawing. Overlock the seams and press them to one side. Topstitch 0.5 cm from the seams. Trim the excess seam allowances.
Join the Diamond panels of the back as shown in the drawing. Overlock the seams and press them to one side. Topstitch 0.5 cm from the seams. Trim the excess seam allowances.
Overlock the side edges of the skirt. Stitch the side seams, stopping at the zip notch on the zip side. Press the seams open and press back the seam allowances of the zip opening. Insert the zip.
Stitch the side seam of the front and back Facing and press it open. Overlock the outer (lower) edge of the Facing.
Place the Facing on the top edge of the skirt, right sides together, and stitch. Understitch the seam allowance onto the Facing 0.2 cm from the seam. Turn the Facing to the wrong side and press the top edge of the skirt. Turn under the side edges of the front and back Facing at the zip and slip-stitch them to the zip tape by hand.
Overlock the hem edge of the skirt. Press up the 2 cm hem and topstitch it.