This is one of those patterns that I liked from the start. It’s Simplicity 9267 and it’s what I call a “soft” A-line skirt. That is the basis of this burgundy button-front skirt. It’s a simple basic design, but at the same time, an elevated look depending on the fabric choice. For mine, I used a polyester blend suiting fabric I had in my stash.
I made View B, which is the mid-length skirt. The pattern also has a longer and shorter version. There are front and back pleats and front pockets in the skirt. In these pictures I’m wearing the skirt with a BurdaStyle Magazine turtleneck I made years ago (here).
This is an easy pattern to make. Don’t be intimidated by the buttons and buttonholes! They really aren’t hard to make, especially since most machines will have automatic buttonhole feet. Believe me when I say the my burgundy button-front skirt was an easy make.
Buttonhole suggestion:
My only suggestion would be to make a couple of test buttonholes on scraps of the same fabric. Not only do you need to know how your thread and machine will act with the fabric, but you need to know in what direction the buttonholer goes first.
The only problem I had was finding the buttons for the skirt. When I have an idea in mind I like to go with that. But sometimes it can be hard to make that become reality. I actually ended up ordering buttons from buttons.com. In the end, I was very pleased with what I got and I like the way they look on the skirt.
I have also included this skirt in my November Wrap Up video on YouTube.
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As far as the sizing is concerned, using a 16 and grading to an 18 waist works well for me.
Thank you for reading. When you sew your own wardrobe, the possibilities are endless…
