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Home Sewing Patterns Simone Skirt

Simone Skirt

Designer

Amanda Walker

Pattern Guide

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About this pattern

This simple design by Amanda Walker will have you feeling comfortable and looking stylish, thanks to the versatility of jersey! Created from just four pattern pieces, this project is also a great starting point for those attempting to stitch with knits for the first time, and you'll get to grips with overlocking and hemming, too.

Essentials

Jersey fabric, 2.5m (147cm)
Elastic, 3cm
Fusible hemming web

Cutting guide

Front: cut two
Back: cut two
Note: Please note that this pattern is for stretch fabrics only.
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout, except when stitching the mitres on the points of the hem where 1cm is used.

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1 Download and print the pattern, then follow the cutting guide. Match and stitch the four panels, then overlock the seam allowances. Sew the base of the seams. If the jersey has a two-way stretch, meaning it flexes in both directions, set your machine to stretch stitch. Neaten the hem of the skirt in panels, from the edge of a point to the part with the step, then down to the adjacent point, repeating the process on each panel.

2 Fold the small, straight edge at the base of the panel in half a