Sew this elegant just-below knee, bell-shaped skirt with pleats and zip closure at the back
FUCHSIA SKIRT
PACK INCLUDES
■ Pattern sheets x2 (Tracing required)
■ Instruction sheet
YOU WILL NEED
■ 2.3mx115/150cm wide fabric
■ 50cm iron on interfacing
■ 22cm regular zip
■ Hook and bar or button
■ Matching thread
■ Basic sewing kit
FABRIC SUGGESTIONS
■ Light to medium weight woven fabrics such as linen, cotton lawn, cotton poplin, viscose or Tencel.
FABRIC USED
■ Breeze Fuchsia Enzyme Washed Pure Linen Fabric, lamazifabrics.com
NOTES
■ Seam allowance is 1.5cm, unless stated.
SKIRT
BODY MEASUREMENTS
THE FUCHSIA SKIRT
STITCHING TERMS
RS/WS: Right side/wrong side of the fabric. The right side usually has the print, design or texture and the wrong side is usually plain or duller in appearance.
Machine tack: Use a long stitch length to hold a section in place. Don’t backstitch at the start and end.
Finish the seams: Finish the raw edges with a zigzag stitch or an overlocker.
Press: Pressing fabric is placing the iron down, holding it for a few seconds, lifting it and placing it down again. Ironing is sliding the iron back and forth.
Understitch: Stitch close to the seam line, usually on the side that will be on the inside of the garment such as the facing. This will hold the seam allowance in place.
Staystitch: Stitching in areas prone to stretching, such as necklines, to hold the fabric in shape while it is being worked on.
Topstitch: Stitching usually from the right side of the garment to hold seam allowances in place or can be used for decorative purposes.
Toile: A test garment, often made from calico or muslin, to check the fit or test a pattern before the real fabric is used. Known as a muslin in the US.
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STITCHING NOTES
■ Pin or tack the main pieces together first to check the fit. Mark any alterations needed before starting to sew.
■ Stitch all seams with right sides together.
■ All seam allowances are 1.5cm unless otherwise stated.
■ The back and front skirt piece are cut using the same pattern piece. For the back skirt, use the pattern as it is. For the front skirt, fold the pattern piece along the centre front line and place that against the fold line of your fabric. Use the lay pl
