Fabric:
Use the piece of fabric so the sides of the woven piece are on the side and the cut up side on top and bottom. This is important as the fabric is stretchy to the cut up ends and not so stretchy side to side.
Pattern:
Where it says center back fold is where the pattern will sit on edge of folded fabric. All patterns considers necessary seams. 5/8" is the standard seem addition.
Interfacing:
This is used to make the fabric more stay able. the shiny or bumpy side (depending on the brand of interfacing you use) goes on the wrong side. Iron fabric first, then put interfacing on, then iron again
Pre-work:
Buy fabric, wash and dry it.
How to put it all together:
1.) Cut out pattern according to your size.
2.) Iron the pattern.
3.) Iron the fabric.
4.) Pin pattern on fabric considering the flow of the fabric and cut out.
5.) Iron interfacing on upper edge of skirt pieces.
6.) Sew darts - Trace darts with tracing wheel off of pattern to the fabric. Fold fabric where the dart should go. Sew up and down at the top and end just sewing off of edge. Tie a knot by hand after sewing.
7.) Add in zipper:
- Press the coils of the invisible sipper, from the wrong side of zipper, so that the zipper tape is smooth and the coils stand open and away from the tape
- Place open zipper face down on right side of garment-coil along seam line-top stop at appropriate mark
- Stitch from the top to the slider, backstitching at bottom
- Pin the unstitched tape, face down, to the right side of the other garment piece. Position top stop at appropriate mark and coil along seam line
- Stitch from top to slider, backstitching at the bottom
- Close zipper (attach conventional sipper foot if you were using the invisible zipper foot for steps 1-5) and position the needle to the right of the foot
- Pin seams below zipper
- Lower needle into the fabric at the end of the stitching, slightly above and to the left of the zipper stitching
- Stitch seam to the end of your remaining seam
8.) Sew the sides together.
9.) Fit skirt. Try on skirt and alternate as necessary. Might have to take in sides or darts depending on the shape of your body.
10.) Sew upper edge of skirt/facing together so it ends up in one long piece: short back piece, long front piece, other short back piece. Might have shorten upper edge if skirt was altered.
11.) Sew upper edge to skirt by pinning sides first and stretching skirt fabric to match edge piece. right side faces right side. Leave about 1/4" of fabric hang over the zipper.
12.) Flip inside out and hand sew the sides to the inside of skirt and around the zipper. I used a different color fabric for the upper edge and wanted it to show at the very top of the skirt. Therefore I did not end up top stitching the upper edge of the skirt. If neat top is required, turn facing to inside, baste, press. Topstitch upper edge of skirt 1/4" wide.
13.) Hem. Mark 1" around lower edge of skirt. Then press edge to that mark leaving you with 1/2" hem. Mark 1 1/2" and press and pin to that mark. That will leave you with a neat 3/4" hem. Sew at the very top of the folded fabric.
14.) Cut off all the excess thread and proudly wear it!
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