Rimini

PDF Pattern Women's buttoned skirt

A skirt with a button-through front, pleats at the waist and side slits, made from any lightweight dress fabric. Shaped with back darts and finished with a waistline facing. Five sizes, seventeen steps.

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XXS–L Sizes included

1.70 m Main fabric, all sizes

7 Buttons

17 Steps to sew it

Pattern description

A buttoned skirt with pleats

The Rimini skirt closes with seven buttons down the centre front placket. The front is pleated at the waist, the back is shaped with darts, and a facing finishes the waistline.

Both side seams end in a slit with a formed corner at the hem. One length of main fabric, 1.70 m, covers every size.

Materials

What you'll need

Recommended fabrics

Any lightweight dress fabric, such as viscose or silk
Light cotton also works

Supplies

Main fabric with 1.40 m (55.1 in) width: 1.70 m (66.9 in) for all sizes
Interfacing: 10 cm (3.9 in)
Buttons: 7 pieces

Fabric consumption by size (m / in)

Size	XXS	XS	S	MMOST PICKED	L
Main fabric width 140 cm	1.70 m 66.9″	1.70 m 66.9″	1.70 m 66.9″	1.70 m 66.9″	1.70 m 66.9″
Interfacing	10 cm 3.9″	10 cm 3.9″	10 cm 3.9″	10 cm 3.9″	10 cm 3.9″

Finished measurements

Skirt measurements

Measurement	XXS	XS	S	MMOST PICKED	L
Skirt length on the back	78 cm 30.7″	79 cm 31.1″	80 cm 31.5″	81 cm 31.9″	82 cm 32.3″
Skirt width at waist	30 cm 11.8″	32.1 cm 12.6″	34.2 cm 13.5″	36.3 cm 14.3″	38.4 cm 15.1″
Skirt width at hip	56 cm 22″	58 cm 22.8″	60 cm 23.6″	62 cm 24.4″	64 cm 25.2″
Skirt width at bottom	61.9 cm 24.4″	63.9 cm 25.2″	65.9 cm 25.9″	67.9 cm 26.7″	69.9 cm 27.5″
Skirt slit length	33 cm 13″	33 cm 13″	33 cm 13″	33 cm 13″	33 cm 13″

All our patterns already contain 1 cm / 0.39 in seam allowances.

Step by step

Description of tailoring

17 steps in four stages, from the interfacing to the buttons.

Preparing the pieces

4 steps

1
Iron the interfacing to the wrong side of the Front (center placket) and waistline Facing.
2
Serge the raw side edges of the waistline Facing, Front and Back panels. Also serge the raw edge of the skirt’s hem. Press.
3
Pin the waistline Facing details together with the right sides along the short edges. Stitch. Press allowances open.
4
Serge the bottom raw edge of the waistline facing. Press.

Darts and pleats

2 steps

5
Pin the darts on the Back skirt’s panel. Stitch. Press allowances to the center.
6
Mark the pleat lines on the Front skirt’s panel. One by one pin the pleats and stitch along the lines. Don’t forget to stitch bar tacks. Press each pleat and then form the inverted box pleat. Press.

Hem, corners and side seams

6 steps

7
Fold the serged edge along the bottom hem and the side slit. Press.
8
Form the corner on the skirt: Pin the sides of the future corner. Stitch or serge. Press allowances. Turn to the right side and form the corner. Press.
9
Fold the bottom hem and the side slit of the skirt. Press.
10
Mark the start point of the side slit on the Front and Back panels. If the fabric is too thin fuse the interfacing.
11
Pin the side edges of the Front and Back together with the right sides. Stitch to the start point of the side slit. Stitch bar tacks. Press allowances open.
12
Press the center placket.

Waistline facing and buttons

5 steps

13
Pin the waistline facing to the center placket together with the right sides. Pay attention to the correct position of the waistline facing. Stitch. Press allowances to the facing.
14
Pin the waistline facing to the garment along the upper raw edge with the right sides together. Align the notches. Stitch/serge. Press. Turn the garment to the right side, forming the proper edge. Press.
15
Bottom hem. Fold the serged edge, then fold the allowances. Pin and baste. Stitch to 2.5 - 3 cm from the edge. Also stitch the side slit. Press.
16
Mark the place of the buttonholes. Stitch the buttonholes and sew the buttons to the skirt’s left placket.
17
Iron the garment.

Finishing Your skirt is ready!

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Rimini — Women’s Buttons Skirt – sewing tutorial