Paneled Flared Skirt with Yoke and Contrast Hem
Introducing a versatile women's sewing pattern for a paneled flared skirt featuring a shaped waist yoke and a distinctive hem flounce that can be cut in a contrast fabric.
When To Wear
This skirt is a versatile choice for:
- Polished Daywear: Suitable for office environments or sophisticated daytime events, offering comfort with style.
- Smart Casual Gatherings: Ideal for social outings, brunches, or relaxed yet refined occasions.
- Elevated Evening Ensembles: Choose luxurious fabrics and a contrast hem flounce for a distinctive look at semi-formal events.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: An elegant A-line flared silhouette, offering graceful movement and a flattering shape.
Waist: Features a shaped, faced waist yoke for a tailored fit and smooth finish.
Construction: The front and back are each made of a center part and two side parts that contribute to the gentle flare.
Hem: Finished with a deep lower flounce, ideal for a contrast fabric.
Closure: An invisible zipper is neatly placed in the left side seam for a seamless appearance.
Length: Designed to fall around knee-length, providing a classic and modest profile.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires skills in precise panel seaming, invisible zipper insertion, and clean finishing of a shaped yoke and flounce.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose fabrics such as:
- Natural fiber fabrics or those with added artificial fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 1 invisible zipper
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Center Part – 2 pieces
- Side Part – 4 pieces
- Yoke – 4 pieces
- Flounce – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
- Yoke – 2 pieces
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to two of the yoke pieces (outer yokes).
- Stitch the center parts to the side parts. Overlock the seam allowances and press them towards the center part.
- Stitch the interfaced yoke pieces to the skirt. Overlock the seam allowances and press upwards.
- Stitch and overlock the right side seam of the skirt. Press the seam towards the back. Stitch the left side seam from the zipper notch downwards. Press the seam open, pressing the zipper allowances, and overlock. Place the invisible zipper under the seam allowances and stitch so that the teeth are not visible.
- Stitch the flounce pieces together. Overlock and press the seams. Stitch the flounce to the lower edge of the skirt. Overlock the seam allowances and press upwards. Overlock the lower edge of the flounce, fold up 1 cm and topstitch. Press the seam.
- Stitch the non-interfaced yoke pieces (inner yokes) along the right side seam. Overlock this seam, as well as the open side edges and the lower edge of the inner yokes. Press the seams. Place the skirt and the inner yokes right sides together and stitch along the upper edge. Understitch the seam allowances onto the inner yoke 0.2 cm from the seam. Turn the inner yokes to the wrong side and press. Stitch the open side edges to the zipper seam allowances. Topstitch the inner yokes into the outer yoke attachment seam and press.
