Burda Style For people who sew

SKIRT
Center Back Seam / Slit
Lay back skirt panels right sides together. Baste center seam. Stitch seam from slit mark (arrow) to lower edges. Leave slit basted. Neaten allowances and press open. Undo basting at slit. (a)

Side Seams
Lay front skirt panel right sides together with back skirt panel. Baste side seams (seam number 4) and stitch. Trim allowances, neaten together and press onto back.

Skirt Lining
Stitch center back seam and side seams (seam number A 5, B 4) in the same manner as on skirt of top fabric.

A
Gather lower edge of skirt, e.g. stitch two closely spaced lines of machine basting. Pull bobbin threads to gather to fit lower edge of skirt lining. Knot ends of threads. Distribute gathering evenly. (b)

Pin lower edge of skirt right sides together with lower edge of lining, matching side seams. Stitch. ©

Neaten allowances together and press onto skirt lining. Topstitch lower edge of skirt lining 3⁄8" (1 cm) wide for elastic casing, catching seam allowances and leaving a small opening to insert elastic. Use a safety pin as a bodkin to insert elastic. (d)
Finished width:
371⁄2" – 391⁄2" – 411⁄2" – 431⁄2" – 451⁄4" – 471⁄4" -491⁄4"
(95 – 100 – 105 – 110 – 115 – 120 – 125 cm).
Sew ends of elastic together.

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