Elevate your wardrobe with our skirt sewing patterns for women. Our collection of quick and easy skirt projects include a range of beginner-friendly styles, from the classic pencil skirt to the A-line, as well as midi, mini and maxi lengths. You'll find sewing patterns for multiple fabric types: woven fabrics like cotton, linen, or rayon offer a structured drape, while jersey knits provide a soft, stretchy feel – perfect for sewing comfortable, figure-flattering skirts. Regardless of your sewing skill level, our skirt patterns will help you brush up on how to precisely cut pattern pieces, how to construct a waistband, and how to add finishing touches such as hems and buttons.
Main fabric
Front skirt: cut one on fold
Back skirt: cut one pair
Pocket: cut one pair
Pocket flap: cut one pair
Waistband: cut one
Lining
Pocket: cut one pair
Pocket flap: cut one pair
Waistband: cut one
Interfacing
Waistband: cut one
Use a 5mm seam allowance for pocket and pocket flap, and 1.5cm for the rest of the skirt.
Front skirt: cut one on the fold
Back skirt: cut one pair
Flaps: cut two pairs
Waistband: cut two on the fold: one in fabric and one in fusible interfacing
Belt loops: cut a strip, 4cm x 32cm
Belt: cut one strip in fabric, 11cm x 95cm; cut one strip in fusible buckram, 4cm x 90cm. Cut an arrow head at one end on both strips. Add an extra 4cm for each size increase.
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout unless otherwise stated.
Main skirt: measure your waist to determine fabric length. The ratio for the gathering is 3:1, so a 66cm waist x 3 = 1.98m. Add 3cm for the hem and 1.5cm for the waistline seam allowance.
Waistband strip: add 2.5cm to waist measurement, 2cm for the overlap and 1.5cm seam allowance at each end. Cut a fabric strip, 16cm wide, to this measurement, plus
another in fusible interfacing.
1.5cm seam allowances are used throughout
Front skirt: cut one on the fold
Back skirt: cut one pair
Upper side front: cut one pair
Lower side front: cut one pair
Waistband: cut one in main fabric, plus one half the width in fusible interfacing
Use 1.5cm seam allowances throughout unless otherwise stated.
Neaten the skirt edges where specified using overlocking or zig zag stitch.
Note: cut along the line at the hem of each of the panels as indicated on the pattern.
Centre-front: cut one pair each from wool felt and lining fabric
Centre-back: cut one pair each from wool felt and lining fabric
Side: cut two pairs each from wool felt and lining fabric
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
Front skirt: cut one pair
Back skirt: cut one on the fold
Pocket back: cut one pair in contrasting fabric
Pocket lining: cut one pair in contrasting fabric
Waistband: cut an 11cm x 78cm strip (Small), 11cm x 82cm (Medium), 11cm x 86cm (Large)
Front opening facing: cut two 6.5cm x 61cm strips in contrast fabric
Note: start by taking your waist and hip measurements. The largest of these will be meas A
Back panel: cut one (divide meas A by four, add 4cm = width) x (desired length* plus 4cm = length) on the fold from printed corduroy
Front panel: cut two (divide meas A by four, add 12cm = width) x (desired length* plus 4cm = length) from printed corduroy
Pocket: cut two 20cm x 27cm rectangles each from plain corduroy and lining fabric
Waistband: cut one 6cm x (waist meas x 1.5, plus 1.3m) strip from plain corduroy
*Natural waist to hem length
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
TOP: cut from chambray
Front/back: see cutting diagram, cut two on the fold
Neck binding: cut one 4cm x 72cm strip on the bias
SKIRT: cut from jersey
Front/back: cut two on the fold (one quarter of your hip measurement + 1.5cm) x (desired length + 3cm)*
*If doubling fabric, lay the pattern piece or draw straight onto fabric that has been folded widthways, then lengthways.
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
Skirt: cut one 150cm x (desired length plus 4.5cm) piece from fabric
Waistband: cut one 10cm x (waist measurement plus 8cm) strip each from fabric and interfacing
Pocket: cut two 21cm x 23cm rectangles from fabric
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
