Wrap Skirt with Cascading Ruffles
Introducing a charming girl's skirt pattern featuring a stylish wrap-style front with graceful cascading ruffles, complemented by playful tiered ruffles at the back.
When To Wear
This versatile skirt is perfect for a variety of occasions, offering both comfort and whimsical style:
- Casual Outings: Ideal for everyday wear, playdates, or family gatherings.
- Parties & Celebrations: Adds a festive and unique touch for birthdays or special events.
- Vacation Wardrobe: a light and fun option for travel and warm-weather adventures.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: An a-line silhouette with a short length, designed for comfortable movement and a playful aesthetic.
Waist: Features a faced waistband for a smooth, clean finish around the waistline.
Closure: Includes a concealed zipper at the center back seam for easy dressing.
Front: An asymmetrical wrap-style front panel, intricately detailed with cascading ruffles along the overlapping edge.
Back: The rear of the skirt showcases two distinct tiers of gathered ruffles, creating fullness and visual appeal.
Hem: The ruffles gracefully define the skirt's playful and short hemline.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires skills in gathering and attaching ruffles, inserting a zipper, and accurately assembling overlapping garment panels.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose fabrics that offer both structure and a pleasant drape for the ruffles:
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- Zipper
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- 1. Right front skirt half – 1 qty
- 2. Left front skirt half – 1 qty
- 3. Back – 2 qty
- 4. Large back flounce – 1 qty
- 5. Small back flounce – 1 qty
- 6. Large right front flounce – 1 qty
- 7. Small right front flounce – 1 qty
- 8. Large left front flounce – 1 qty
- 9. Small left front flounce – 1 qty
- 10. Front skirt half facing – 1 qty
- 11. Back skirt half facing – 2 qty
- From fusible interfacing: front and back facings.
Sewing Instructions
- Reinforce front and back facings with fusible interfacing.
- Overlock the center back edge of the skirt. Stitch the center back seam of the skirt, leaving an opening for the zipper. Insert the zipper.
- Overlock, press to the wrong side, and topstitch the bottom edges of all flounce pieces.
- Place the small back flounce wrong side onto the right side of the large back flounce and secure along the upper edge. Place the flounces with the back, right sides together, and stitch. Overlock the seam and press towards the skirt. Topstitch along the stitching line.
- Place the small left front flounce wrong side onto the right side of the large left front flounce and secure along the upper edge. Place the flounces with the left front, right sides together, and stitch. Overlock the seam and press towards the skirt. Topstitch along the stitching line.
- Place the small right front flounce wrong side onto the right side of the large right front flounce and secure along the upper edge. Place the flounces with the right front, right sides together, and stitch.
- Place the left front with the right front, right sides together, folding back the flounces of the right, and stitch into the flounce attachment seam. Overlock the seam and press towards the right skirt. Topstitch along the stitching line.
- Overlock the side edges of the front and back panels. Stitch the side seams of the skirt and press open.
- Stitch the side edges of the facings and press the seams open. Overlock the outer edge of the facings.
- Face the upper edge of the front and back skirt panels with the facing. Topstitch the facing 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.
