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Sew: DIY Perfect Pin up Pencil Skirt {Tutorial Links- Drafting the Pattern, Inserting the Zipper &Hong Kong Seams}

May 13, 2013

I wanted a pencil skirt. Badly. I wanted it to be high waisted, form fitting, pegged (narrower) at the hem and of course I wanted it to fit perfectly. I knew that I I would never find a ready to wear skirt that would do all of those things, especially with my unique figure variations (that is an absolutely for real sewing term for any body that does not look like a sewing mannequin)! In fact it’s pretty hard to find a non stretch plus size pencil skirt. So, I drafted a pattern and made one!

Sew: DIY Perfect Pin up Pencil Skirt {Tutorial Links- Drafting the Pattern, Inserting the Zipper &Hong Kong Seams}

I drafted my pattern using this tutorial, I pegged the bottom of the skirt about 6cm. I wanted my zipper to be centre lapped because it’s neat and very easy. If you haven’t tried it, here is the tutorial. I decided I wanted a pretty interior so I used black satin bias binding to make nice, neat Hong Kong seams. If you are unfamiliar with Hong Kong seams , this is a great video tutorial. See, doesn’t the inside look pretty?

Sew: DIY Perfect Pin up Pencil Skirt {Tutorial Links- Drafting the Pattern, Inserting the Zipper &Hong Kong Seams}

As the skirt was quite pegged, I left the two back seams open at the bottom, to create a vent. That was another reason I used Hong Kong seams, if you got a flash of the inside everything is neat. I was super happy with how this turned out, what do you think?

Sew: DIY Perfect Pin up Pencil Skirt {Tutorial Links- Drafting the Pattern, Inserting the Zipper &Hong Kong Seams}This skirt was made as part of my Me-Made-May 13 pledge. To read more about Me-Made-May 13 click here or if you’d like to see what I’ve been wearing, visit me on facebook xxxxx

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