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Simple Summer Pleated

Skirt Features:

Quick and quite easy to sew

Cool and casual fit

Pleats front and back, no darts

Optional side seam pockets

Pick your own skirt length

Ideal for use with border prints or stripes too

For woven lightweight fabrics such as cottons

Video tutorial too

Sizes 25- 41 waist, 34-50 inch hips

The full step by step photo and video

sewing instructions for this skirt can

be found on So Sew Easy here

SEWING INSTRUCTIONS

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Skill level Confident Beginner Experience of sewing a skirt zipper and adding a waistband would be

useful.

Please read through all of these instructions before

starting your project and cutting your fabric.

To print your PDF pattern

Your pattern and instructions come as one file to make printing easy.

Please make sure you are using the latest version of Adobe for best results.

You can download the latest version here if you need to.

Open the PDF file in Adobe Reader. Select File Print and the print

dialogue box opens. Under Page Sizing and Handling, select SIZE, then

select ACTUAL SIZE.

You can print the lot including the pattern and instructions, or if you

want, just print the pattern pieces at the end of these instructions.

On the top edge of PAGE 1 is a test square. This box should measure 2

inches square. If yours is wildly different you will need to check your printer

options to make sure the pages are not being resized.

There are 2 pattern pieces to join together for the waistband, and the

pocket comes on a separate sheet. Check under Additional Pieces to Cut

for sizing for your skirt front and back. These are rectangles and can be

measured right onto your fabric.

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Fabric requirements and suggestions

Lightweight dress fabrics with a soft feel such as cotton, lawn, silk and silk

blends, challis, rayon.

For an average knee length skirt, assuming fabric 60 inches wide, all sizes

will need 1 yard of fabric. For fabric 54 inches wide, sizes H and I will need

twice the length of the finished skirt plus seam allowances.

More will be needed if there is a large scale pattern to be matched. You

can find out exactly how much more is needed for pattern matching

through this article How Much Extra Fabric for Pattern Matching?

What size do I need?

Please use this table as a guide only as although our body measurements

may be similar, different body shapes may require fitting differently.

Fabrics with different thickness, drape and stretch will also affect the

finished result and fit on this skirt, so use this table as a guide only.

Compare the flat pattern measurements to your own body measurements.

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Size Waist (in/cm) @ narrowest part

Hips (in/cm) @ widest part

A 25 / 64 34 / 86

B 27 / 69 36 / 91

C 29 / 74 38 / 96

D 31 / 79 40 / 101

E 33 / 84 42 / 107

F 35 / 89 44 / 112

G 37 / 94 46 / 117

H 39 / 99 48 / 123

I 41 / 104 50/ 129

NOTE pick your waistband size to fit your waist measurement above,

and use the table for the hip size to cut your skirt panels.

Always test the fit using the paper pattern pieces, or an

inexpensive test fabric before cutting your expensive fabric for this skirt. If

in doubt test the larger size and adjust for fitting at the seams

during construction.

This skirt pattern is designed to sit on the low waist, below the natural waist

and includes 10% ease in the hips for a cool and casual fit.

Directions Seam allowances 0.5 inches unless otherwise stated.

Abbreviations used RST right sides together.

Neaten your seams serge/overlock your seams, or finish with your

favourite method. Trim, neaten and finish seams as you go.

Additional pieces to cut

The length of your fabric should be decided by you according to how long

you want your skirt to be. I cut mine 19 inches which included inch top

and bottom for my seam allowances and a finished skirt 18 inches long

below the waistband. Make yours longer or shorter to suit your height and

style.

Skirt front - For the skirt front, cut 1 piece of fabric according to the

following chart.

Skirt Back cut 2 pieces according to the following chart. The length will

be the same as the skirt front.

Size FRONT - Width of

fabric (inches)

BACK - Width of fabric (inches)

A 19.75 10.25

B 20.75 11

C 22 11.5

D 23 12

E 24 12.5

F 25.25 13

G 26.25 13.75

H 27.5 14.25

I 28.5 14.75

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Placement of pleats You should mark your pleats front and back based on the following table.

Measure from the center front and from the center back of the skirt.

Size FRONT BACK

A 3.5 4

B 3.75 4.25

C 3.75 4.5

D 4 4.5

E 4 4.5

F 4.25 4.75

G 4.25 4.75

H 4.5 5

I 4.5 5

Now lets sew this skirt refer to So Sew Easy

The full step by step photo and video

sewing instructions for this skirt can

be found on So Sew Easy here

SEWING INSTRUCTIONS

Thank you for downloading this Simple Summer Pleated Skirt pattern. I

hope you enjoyed making this project and remember that I love to share

your creations at So Sew Easy so drop me an email with a photo at

deby@so-sew-easy.com

or upload your completed projects to the pattern page on Craftsy.

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completed projects and chat about sewing in general. See you there soon.

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Deby Coles at So Sew Easy. Please do not copy, publish, sell,

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Usage you ARE allowed to use this pattern to make things to sell on

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However it may not be used for larger scale commercial purposes

without a commercial licence

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