Button-up box-pleat skirt in electric blue cotton twill

TOTAL TIME COMMITMENT: 8 hours

Toile: 3 hours

Cut out & transfer all pattern markings: 2 hours

Main construction: 7.5 hours

Lining construction: none

Finishings (hem): 4.5 hours

ADDITIONAL SEAM FINISHING & DECORATIVE EXTRAS

  • Overlocked each side of the side seam before stitching

  • Used a triple stitch for the deep hem, instead of changing to a topstitch thread

  • Rounded buttonholes

VERDICT & LESSONS LEARNT

I do not like this fabric – too bright, too stiff. I will not wear this skirt.  

Also, the fabric is waaaaay too heavy for this amount of box pleating. The area at the waist is particularly bulky and the facing has a tendency to roll outwards. The unusual thing here is that the suggested fabrics are Sateen, Chino, Cotton Blends and Twill. For me, this skirt must be made in a lightweight fabric such as poplin, shirting or lawn.

For all this box pleating and bulkiness, I don’t need pockets; adds too much bulk at the hip area.


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