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Both boxy tops and pencil skirts can be difficult to style individually, but together they create a balanced silhouette. Amanda Walker has designed each piece to make the most of the fabric, using the chambray’s reverse to make a contrast hem, then doubling up the knit for a thicker skirt with no bottom hem. You can make it from a single layer too, just add a hem allowance to the length. Better still, there are no fussy pattern pieces, simply draw directly onto the wrong side of your material!
1 Use the diagram to create a pattern or draw directly onto the fabric. Cut out according to the cutting guide. Pin the front and back right sides together, then stitch one shoulder seam and press it open. Fold the binding strip by 1cm on each long edge over to the right side and press. Unfold one side and pin it around the neckline, then stitch along the crease.
2 Fold the bias strip to the inside of the neckline and pin the remaining folded edge along the stitching line. Edgestitch in place, sandwiching the raw edge of the neckline inside the bias binding. Trim any excess binding at the end. Secure the ends of the binding between the front and back pieces at the second shoulder and stitch the seam, then press it open.
3 Lay the front and back pieces right sides together, then match, pin and stitch the side seams, beginning 12cm from the ba
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