Burda Style For people who sew

Pleated pieces
Neaten edges. Paste pleat lines using basting stitches to the right fabric side.

Pin the lines connected through an arrow and drawn on the right side of the fabric, one on top of the other, Press. Stitch pleats at the top edge. (a)

Pin pleated piece onto facing of the slit right to the right. Stitch side edges on top of the other. Stitch top edges one on top of the other, beginning in the center of the edges. (b)

Side seams / left slit
Fold the seam of the left back skirt panel back to the outside. Neaten seam of the right front skirt panel, turn inwards, baste.

Position the front skirt panel onto the back skirt panel facing right to the right. Baste side seams. Stitch right side seam (seam 3). Stitch left side seam from the slit mark downwards to the bottom (seam 4). Secure seam ends.
Leave slit basted. Trim the allowances of the right side seam and neaten altogether. Neaten the allowances
along the left side seams and press apart. ©

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