Pencil Skirt with Ruched Side Panels

Name: Pencil Skirt with Ruched Side Panels
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5996
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5996

An above-the-knee women's pencil skirt whose front is made of a narrow flat centre panel between two ruched side panels, gathered along both long edges. Plain back with darts, an invisible zip at the centre back and a straight waistband fastened with one button. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: fine wool fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Pencil Skirt with Ruched Side Panels

When To Wear

At the office with a blouse or fine knit and a jacket.
Evenings out in autumn and winter, with tights and heels.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Narrow pencil shape, tapering slightly towards the hem.

Length: Above the knee, hem serged, turned up and topstitched.

Front: Three panels. Each side front is gathered along its side and centre edges from the waist down to a mark near the hem, forming horizontal ruching; the middle front panel stays flat, with the seam allowances pressed onto it.

Back: Two back pieces, each with one dart, joined by a centre back seam with an invisible zip; no vent.

Waist: Straight interfaced waistband with turned-out ends, fastened at the centre back with a buttonhole and one button.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Only four pattern pieces; the care points are distributing the gathers evenly along the side front seams and inserting an invisible zip.

Fabric Recommendations

Fine wool fabrics of natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (waistband)
1 button
1 invisible zip

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:

Middle Front – 1 piece
Side Front – 2 pieces
Back – 2 pieces
Waistband – 1 piece

From fusible interfacing:

Waistband – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the Waistband.
Along the side and center edges of each Side Front, sew lines of long, loose stitches from the top to the lower mark and pull up the gathers. Stitch the Side Front pieces to the Middle Front, press the seam allowances towards the Middle Front and overlock.
Stitch the darts on the Back pieces. Press the dart depths towards the center. Overlock the seam allowances of the center back seam. Stitch the center back seam from the zipper notch to the bottom. Press the seam allowances open. Insert the invisible zipper.
Stitch the side seams. Overlock the seam allowances and press them towards the back.
Stitch the Waistband to the upper edge of the skirt. Stitch the ends of the Waistband, trim the seam allowances at the corners and turn right side out. Fold under the inner edge of the waistband and topstitch into the attaching seam. Press the waistband when finished.
Overlock the bottom edge of the skirt, press to the wrong side, and topstitch.
Mark and make the buttonhole on the Waistband. Sew on the button.