Asymmetrical Button Front Pencil Skirt
A tailored women's sewing pattern for a chic pencil skirt featuring an elegant asymmetrical wrap front with a functional button closure.
When To Wear
This stylish pencil skirt is versatile for various occasions, offering a polished yet modern look:
- Professional & Office Wear: Its tailored silhouette makes it perfect for the workplace.
- Smart Casual Outings: The asymmetrical design adds a unique touch for elevated everyday wear.
- Evening & Dinner Attire: Pair with a blouse and heels for a sophisticated evening ensemble.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a flattering pencil skirt silhouette, fitted through the hips and tapering gently to the hem.
Waistline: High-waisted design finished with a structured yoke for a defined fit.
Front: Features a distinctive asymmetrical wrap front with subtle pleats for shaping.
Closure: a functional button closure positioned along the diagonal front panel, secured with 6 buttons.
Back: Designed with a clean back, incorporating shaping darts and a back yoke for a smooth, tailored fit.
Length: a sophisticated knee-to-midi length, ideal for a professional or elegant aesthetic.
Hem: a straight hemline, with the asymmetrical front creating a subtle, stylish overlap.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires familiarity with constructing darts, yokes, button closures, and working with facings for a clean finish.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose suiting fabrics with good drape that will hold the skirt's shape while allowing for comfortable movement:
- Thin, well-draping suiting fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 6 buttons
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Back Yoke – 2 qty
- Back – 1 qty
- Front Yoke - 4 qty
- Right Front – 1 qty
- Left Front – 1 qty
- Back Hem facing – 1 qty
- Front Hem facing – 2 qty
- From fusible interfacing:
- Back Yoke – 1 qty
- Front Yoke - 2 qty
- Back Hem facing – 1 qty
- Front Hem facing – 2 qty
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces, including the cut-on facing of the front.
- Stitch the darts on the back skirt halves. Press the dart excess towards the center.
- Form and secure the pleats on the front panels according to markings, with the pleat depths directed towards the side seams. Overlock the cut-on seam allowance of the center seam on the left, press it to the wrong side. On the right, clip the seam allowance at the fly and at the slit mark. Overlock the fly, the edge between the marks, and the slit seam allowance. Press the fly and the slit seam allowance to the wrong side.
- Place the right front over the left, right sides together, aligning the long mark on the left and the marked center seam on the right, and topstitch. Turn the pieces to the right side. Topstitch the fly onto the skirt according to markings: from the upper edge to the diagonal line only on the right, then along the diagonal line on both the right and left panels.
- Stitch the side seams, press the seam allowances towards the back and overlock.
- Stitch the side seams of the outer and inner yokes, press the seam allowances open. Place the yokes right sides together and stitch the upper edge and the center front edge. Start and end the stitching strictly at the marked yoke attachment seam. Clip the seam allowances, trim corners. Turn the piece to the right side, press. Attach the outer yoke to the upper edge of the skirt, press the seam allowances upwards. Fold under the lower edge of the inner yoke and topstitch into the attachment seam.
- Stitch the side seams of the lower facings, press the seam allowances open. Overlock the upper edge. Attach the facings to the slit seam allowances, press the seam allowances towards the facing, stitch the lower edge. Clip the seam allowances, turn the facing to the wrong side, straighten corners, press. Stitch a decorative topstitch 5 cm wide along the lower edge.
- Stitch a decorative topstitch 0.8 cm from the edge around the perimeter of the yoke.
- Mark and overlock the buttonholes on the right. Overlock the buttonhole on the inner yoke. Sew on the buttons.
