Hello, dear lovely creators on Hive, I hope you are all enjoying the weekend. The weekend should be all about fun, right?
Just when I thought I would spend my day chilling and resting my sore back from having a stressful week, my mum's call this morning jolted my memory. Having a very busy schedule this week, I totally forgot to make the straight/pencil skirt I had promised my mum. I know her call was to know when I would be arriving at her place.
She would be attending a women's conference tomorrow and would be one of the host speakers; their dress code was to come in formal wear, so Mum decided she would be wearing a shirt and blouse. getting my tired self up after letting her know I would be coming by evening and ending the call, I was relieved it was a skirt and not anything too tasking, probably the reason it escaped my mind, as I had been more focused on a more challenging project during the course of the week.
So I thought to share with you all today, how you can make a pencil skirt easily, using any fabric of your choice.
Materials used
Crepe Fabric
Matching coloured thread
Zipper
Stay
Cutting And Sewing Process
- I started by drafting the front skirt pattern on fold, by dividing her waist and hip measurements by 4, I also determined thr length of the skirt, my mum likes a three quarter skirt, so that is the length I used for her.
- Next, using the front pattern, I traced and cut out the back skirt pattern, making alterations around the center back, here I added extra zipper allowance of about one inch, which makes the back pattern two pieces.
** Continuing,I also cut out waist band differently for the front and back, and ironed stay/interfacing to make them firm properly around the waist.
- Starting the sewing process, I sewed the waist bands to the front and back patterns
- Then I sewed the back patterns, leaving allowance for the zipper and slit ends.
- Next, I sewed the sides of the skirt
- Then finally, I sewed in the zipper and hemmed the skirt neatly, and that completes the making process of this pencil skirt.
I hope you found this skirt's step-by-step process helpful. Remember, you can try making yours with any fabric of your choice.
All images used in this post are mine