Clothes Clone, Spotty Skort (Instructions)

One of the great things about literally picking apart a garment step by step, was that it gave me a good insight to how I was going to assemble to garment once I had everything cut out. As I was essentially putting together the skort with nothing but the disassemblage process and my past knowledge as instructions. I decided to keep note of all the steps I followed so that when the time comes, I'll be able to make the next in my skort collection without too much head scratching. I wrote these out on the plane to Berlin to stop me overthinking about being 10000s miles in the sky, but hopefully they will make sense when I come to my next one! 

Seam allowance: 1cm throughout
Suggested fabric: Something with some body but also a slight bit of stretch
Fabric requirements: 1m fabric, small bit of interfacing
Notions: x1 7" zipper & thread to match fabric

1- Interface:

• Waistband front x1 back x2 (L&R)
• Seamline on fron x2 back x2 (use a 1.2cm strip of interfacing)
• Bottom edge of top flap and underflap (3.7cm strip of interfacing)

2- Stitch darts in back pieces and press

3- Stitch waistband front and backs at side seams

4- Press hem of flaps (2.5cm)

5- Overlock:

• Bottom of waistband  (optional- turn under the overlocked edge  on waistband and stitch a narrow hem)
• Centre back of waistband (L&R)
• Short edge of each flap hem
• (Fold up short edge) Overlock long edge of underflap hem)
• Raw edges of front / back leg hem
• Centre back of L&R back pieces down to the notch

6- Unfold upper flap hem and overlock the seam. Stitch under flap to upper flap at 1cm seam allowance

7- Stitch front pieces together along front rise

8- Match notches at the front side seams to notches either side of the upper flap

9- Baste 0.5cm seam allowance, ensuring flap hems are folded under. Baste the top edge of the flap to front leg pieces, fitting the slight curve

10- Place back pieces overthe top RST and stitch seam. Match hem at front and back / top and the notches. Press.

11- Stitch front to back at inside leg seams

12 - Overlock inside leg seams, press.

13- Match inside leg seams, pin and stitch back rise from the notch (end of th overlocking), to the front rise.

14- Overlock the rise seam allowances together, from the front to the back (to the beginning of the single overlocking at the zipper area)

15- Match centre front, side seams and centre back of the waistband to the top edge of the skort RST. Pin and sew

16- Pin and tack invisible zipper to left side centre back. Ensure the top of the zipper sits at the top of the waistband opening. Stitch using invisible zipper foot as far as it will go.

17- Pin and tack zipper to right side, ensuring waistlines match at the top. Sew as far as possible

18- Change to a standard zip foot and secrure the top of the zipper area. Flip the end of the zip tag out of the way and stich from the bottom of the zip to the backrise seam, backstitching for security

19- Flip facing RST at zipper opening and stitch from the lower edge towards the waistline seam - as close tot he zip as possible to secure the zippr ends. Turn back out

20- Check waistline matches before clipping bulk from the inside of the top of the waistline opening. Turn out again and press

21- Understitch the waistband to the waistband seam allowance, starting from right back dart and ending at the left back dart

22- Press the waistband

23- Turn up 2.5cm (/?2cm?) hem on each leg and press

24- Blind hem the leg hems bu hand

25- Blind hem the lower flap hem

26- Blind hem the folded edge and hem on the upper flap

Finished!

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