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Home Sewing Patterns Gathered Skirt

Gathered Skirt

Designer

Amanda Walker

Pattern Guide

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About this pattern

There’s nothing quite like donning a flared skirt to bring out your inner diva, and best of all, there’s no pattern needed to make this one! Be the centre of attention during your evening festivities, or embody the epitome of office chic with this statement gathered skirt by Amanda Walker. The cotton fabric we’ve used has a printed pattern running along the length of it, which thins as it progresses across the width.

Essentials

Fabric, 2m

Essentials

Lightweight fusible interfacing

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Hook and bar fastening

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1 Neaten the two short edges of the main skirt for the back seam. Adjust your sewing machine to a large gathering stitch and sew two rows, 5mm apart, along the top edge of the skirt. Pull up the threads to gather, ensuring it measures the same as the waistband, minus 5cm.

2 Match the edges of the back seam, pin the neatened edges and stitch from the base of the skirt, leaving a gap at the top. Sew a concealed zip into the gap at the top of the seam. Fold and pres