5345 SKIRT WITH PATCH POCKET

YOU WILL NEED: denim, iron-on interfacing; 1 zipper (20 cm length); 1 button.

IF THE PATTERNS HAVE DOUBLE CONTOUR, THE SEAM ALLOWANCE IS PROVIDED,

IF THE PATTERNS HAVE SINGLE CONTOUR, THE SEAM ALLOWANCE IS NOT PROVIDED.

SEAM ALLOWANCE: 1 cm for all seams, 3 cm for hem.

ATTENTION! Before sewing, print paper patterns and lays them out according to the linen width (from 90 to 150 cm) to find out how much material you need (do not forget about double and symmetric pieces).

WHEN SEWING, BE CAREFUL WITH NOTCHES – THEY MUST BE MATCHING!

CUTTING:

Fabric:

1. Back panel – 2 pieces

2. Pocket – 1 piece

3. Front panel – 2 pieces

4. Back facing – 1 piece

5. Front facing – 2 pieces

6. Pocket trimming – 1 piece

7. Pocket trimming 2 – 1 piece

8. Zip guard – 1 piece

Interfacing: front and back panel facing, zip guard.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Apply the interfacing to the wrong side of the front/back facing and the zip guard.

2. Mark front/back darts. Stitch them. Press the front darts toward the front center; press the back darts backward.

3. Neaten the side edges of the pocket trim-1/trim-2; press the neatened edges under and topstitch them 0.5 cm in. Neaten the trimming lower edges, fold them under and topstitch 1 cm above the foldline. Topstitch the trim-1 to the pocket upper edge; topstitch the trim-2 to the pocket lower rounded edge; neaten the patch pocket outer contour. Fold the seam allowances under according to the pattern; press them. Mark the pocket position on the front panel. Topstitch the pocket according to the marking.

4. Neaten the skirt side edges.

5. Stitch the back centre edges and press the seam open. Stitch the front centre seam up to the notch; press the seam open.

6. Join the front and back facing across the side seams. Neaten the facing raw edge.

7. Stitch and press open the side seams.

8. Press the closure fly extensions to the wrong side. Press the facing centre edges under. With the facing uppermost stitch the waist edge and the facing. Fold the fly extension to the right skirt side; overstitch the garment top edge with the extension. Understitch the seam. Cut the seam allowance on the corner and turn the fly extension to the wrong side.

9. Stitch the zipper to the left slit edge close to the foldline. Stitch the right zip tape to the right fly extension. Fold the zip guard inside out and overstitch along the short sides. Turn it right side out. Neaten the long edge. Topstitch the left fly extension to the guard. Topstitch the slit right edge close to the foldline catching the fly extension.

Sew the facing edges to garment seams.

10. Neaten the hem; fold it under and topstitch. Press the hem.

11. Make buttonhole in the right front panel, sew the button on the left one.