With this skirt, there is no need for a pattern, measuring or tacking. All you need is a skirt that fits you nicely already and a pair of scissors for this button front skirt with a curved hem.
What you will need:
- 1m main fabric
- 1/2m faux suede
- 1m bias binding
- Wonder web (optional)
- 4 buttons
First, fold your main fabric in half and place your skirt on top. Cut around the skirt giving 2 inches bigger all the way round and cut one of these pieces in half vertically. These two pieces now make the front piece. Next, cut two strips of 4 inch wide suede pieces, the same length as the main fabric for the skirt. Sew each suede piece to the sides of the skirt pieces. This should give you a skirt with an open front.
Fold one side of the open front over a couple of inches (enough to make the skirt fit you) and finish it with two lines of stitch. One next to the fold, and one near the edge of the fold, similar to a shirt. Do the same on the other side of the open front. Then, mark where the buttons and button holes are going. Do this by lying the skirt with the fronts lined up and measure so that your four buttons are equally spread down the front. Mark this with pins.
Using the pins as a guide, add the button holes. You can do a practice on scrap fabric to make sure that you make the button holes big enough. When these are done, sew on your buttons on the other side of the open front, making sure they line up perfectly with the holes. Put the skirt on and see how it fits. If you need to make it slightly tighter on your waist, just add two darts.
To finish the top waist line of the skirt, first do a zig zag stitch along the raw edge. Then, fold over this edge using wonder web to secure it. You could also just use stitch to secure it, I just find wonder web easier.
My favourite part of this skirt is the hem. Find something that has a curved edge, like a big tape roll. Place it in the bottom corners of the skirt, only on the main fabric, leave the suede for later. Draw around the tape, giving a curved edge to the corners of the skirt. Cut on these curved lines. Add the bias binding by folding one side of the binding out and placing it on the edge of the hem, on the front of the skirt. Sew this down and fold the whole binding over to the wrong side of the fabric and secure with stitch.
To finish, Fold the suede up to match the height of the curved edges. Use black thread and secure it up using small stitches to make it invisible front the outside.
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