Paneled A-Line Skirt with Ruched Back

Name: Paneled A-Line Skirt with Ruched Back
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5570
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5570

A women's mid-calf A-line skirt with a wide shaped yoke at the front and back, a panelled front with curved pocket openings, and a centre back panel ruched by a decorative cord threaded through bias casings and buttonholes. Zip in the left side seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: fabrics made from natural and blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Paneled A-Line Skirt with Ruched Back

When To Wear

Everyday and office wear with a fitted top, blouse or knit.
Spring and autumn, with ankle boots or flat shoes.

Key Design Features

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

Length: Below the knee, to mid-calf; 3 cm hem allowance, overlocked, turned up and topstitched.

Waist: Wide shaped yoke on the front and back, no separate waistband. The top edge is finished with interfaced facings, understitched 0.2 cm from the seam; the facings are slipstitched to the zip tape and stitched into the yoke seam.

Front: Centre front panel and two side front panels; the panel seams are pressed towards the centre and topstitched 0.5 cm from the seam.

Pockets: Curved pocket openings in the side front panels, faced with a small pocket lining and topstitched 0.5 cm from the edge, with a large pocket lining behind.

Back: Centre back panel between two side back panels. Bias-cut casings are topstitched across the centre panel and a decorative cord is threaded through them and through worked buttonholes, gathering the panel.

Closure: Zip in the left side seam.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Faced curved pocket openings, a shaped yoke with facings, a side zip and a corded ruched panel with buttonholes and bias casings.

Fabric Recommendations

Fabrics made from natural and blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front and back facings)
Zip
Decorative cord

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included; if the contour is single, seam allowances are not included. Seam allowances: all seams – 1 cm; hem allowance – 3 cm. First print the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (90–150 cm) to determine how much fabric you need. Match the notches when stitching!

From main fabric:
Center Front Skirt – 1 piece
Side Front Skirt – 2 pieces
Smaller Pocket Lining – 2 pieces
Bigger Pocket Lining – 2 pieces
Front Skirt Yoke – 1 piece
Front Skirt Facing – 1 piece
Center Back Skirt – 1 piece
Back Side Skirt – 2 pieces
Back Skirt Yoke – 1 piece
Back Skirt Facing – 1 piece
Bias strips for the drawstring casings (cut to size, see step 4)
From fusible interfacing: Front Skirt Facing – 1 piece, Back Skirt Facing – 1 piece.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Front Skirt Facing and Back Skirt Facing.
Place the Side Front Skirt and the Smaller Pocket Lining right sides together. Stitch around the pocket opening. Turn the lining to the wrong side and topstitch along the pocket opening 0.5 cm from the edge. Mark the pocket placement on the Bigger Pocket Lining. Align the side front with the markings. Stitch and serge the bottom edges of the lining. Secure the pocket along the side edges.
Stitch the Side Front Skirt to the Center Front Skirt. Serge the seam and press towards the center front. Topstitch 0.5 cm from the seam.
In the middle of the Center Back Skirt, mark and work buttonholes for the cord. Cut the drawstring casings from the main fabric on the bias (45 degrees). Serge the casing along the contour. Mark the casing placement on the center back. Topstitch the long edges of the casing to the center back. Thread the cord through the casings and buttonholes.
Stitch the Back Side Skirt pieces to the Center Back Skirt. Serge the seam and press towards the center back.
Stitch the Back Skirt Yoke to the back. Press the seam towards the yoke. Stitch the Front Skirt Yoke to the front. Press the seam towards the yoke.
Serge the side edges of the front and back. Stitch the side seams of the skirt, leaving an opening in the left side seam for the zipper. Press open the side seams, press the zipper openings. Insert the zipper.
Stitch the facings together at the right side seam and press open. Serge the outer edge of the facings.
Place the facings with the upper edge of the skirt right sides together and stitch. Understitch the seam allowances onto the facings 0.2 cm from the stitching seam. Turn the facings to the wrong side and press the upper stitched edge of the skirt. Fold under the facing edges at the zipper and hand-stitch them to the zipper tape. Topstitch the serged edge of the facings into the yoke attachment seam.
Serge the bottom edge of the skirt, fold up and topstitch.