Love Sewing — Issue 45 2017

MATERIALS & TOOLS:

• 1.6m 45"-wide or 1.1m of
  60"-wide fabric


• lightweight fusible interfacing


• 8 1.5-2cm buttons in diameter


• co-ordinating thread


• templates downloaded from
  http://www.lovesewingmag.co.uk

FABRIC SUGGESTIONS:

Medium-weight fabric such as

cotton, sateen, barkcloth, wool

and denim

Allow extra fabric for

one-way designs and adjust

layplan accordingly

NOTES:

1.5cm seam allowance is

used throughout

We recommend fi nishing raw

edges with a zigzag stitch or

on an overlocker

HOW TO MAKE:

 Sew in the darts on front

and back skirt and press

towards the centres.

 With RST stitch the skirt

together at side seams. (See

Pic A.) Press the side seams

open and top-stitch if you

wish for a decorative fi nish.

 Fuse lightweight interfacing

to the WS of each button

stand piece.

 With RST attach the

interfaced button stands to the

front edges. (See Pic B.) For

the seam allowance closest

to the stand, grade to half the

width to reduce bulk.

 Press over the unsewn edge

of each stand WST by 1cm and

stitch the fold in place.

 Press the stand seams open

and then press fl at back inside

the skirt. Top-stitch close to

folded edges if you wish.

 Turn up the hem of the

skirt and top-stitch in place.

(See Pic C.)

 Fuse lightweight interfacing

to the WS of one set of

waistband pieces.

 With RST join the interfaced

waistbands at the side seams

and press the seams open.

(See Pic D.) This will now be

referred to as your waistband

facing. Repeat for the second

set of waistbands.

With RST sew the two

waistbands together along the

upper curved edge. Notch and

grade the seam allowance to

reduce bulk.

6 8 10 12 14 16 18

WAIST 25” 27" 29" 31” 33” 35” 37”

HIP 43” 45” 47” 49” 51” 53” 55”

LENGTH 21 ¼" 21 ¼" 21 ¼" 21 ¼" 21 ¼" 21 ¼" 21 ¼"

SIZING:

CUTTING:

Amy says...

Why not make a wardrobe-

staple denim skirt with

contrast top-stitching?

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