Pattern Description:
The Cunilla Skirt is a free sewing pattern featuring sleek lines and an incredibly full skirt, double the fullness of a full circle skirt.
It incorporates a fitted yoke and uses an invisible zipper closure at the center back. The skirt length is versatile, transforming easily from cocktail or tea-length to an elegant floor-length option.
Materials Needed & Measurements:
Materials Needed
| Item | Details & Quantity |
| Pattern | MDF183 – The Cunilla Skirt Sewing Pattern (free download) |
| Zipper | 158 Navy 9″ Invisible Zipper |
| Main Fabric (Full length) | 8 yards Navy Double Faced Duchesse Satin |
| Main Fabric (Shorter version) | 4-5 yards Navy Double Faced Duchesse Satin (A shorter version requires 4 yards) |
| Alternative Fabrics | Brocade, Jacquard, Mikado, Moire |
| Other Recommended Fabrics | Scuba, Ankara fabric, Cotton sateen (for volume) |
Measurements & Sizing Notes
- Seam Allowance: All seam allowances are 1/2″ unless otherwise stated. The 1/2″ seam allowance is already included in the pattern pieces.
- Sizing: This specific pattern is available up to a size 30.
- Measurements: The older patterns, like the Cunilla Skirt, unfortunately do not have finished garment measurements listed. Sewists are advised to use the size chart to find their size and then measure the pattern pieces to determine their desired ease.
- Grainline: Since the pattern pieces are circular, they can be cut in any direction. The grainline is the same for both the long and short skirt versions.
Instructions for Making the Cunilla Skirt Pattern:
Step 1: Constructing the Yoke
Begin the construction process by building the yoke of the skirt.
- Attach the Side Front panels to either side of the center front panels.
- Ensure that the curved portions of the panels are facing outward.
- Construct the back portion of the skirt in the same way as the front.
Step 2: Creating the Center Front Seam and Attaching Skirt to Yoke
- Take two of the skirt panels and sew them together along the shorter edge to create the Center Front seam.
- Press the seam open.
- With faces together, sew each of the curved portions of the skirt along the corresponding curved portions of the yoke.
- Clip the seam allowances along the curve.
- Top-stitch the seam allowance toward the yoke.
Step 3: Completing the Back Seam and Inserting the Zipper
- Attach a skirt panel to each of the Back Yoke pieces using the same method described in Step 2.
- Insert your invisible zipper at the Center Back seam.
- Finish the remainder of the Center Back seam below the zipper and then press this seam open.
Step 4: Finishing the Side Seams and Waistline
- Sew the front and back of your skirt together at the side seams.
- Sew your yoke facing along the top waistline of the skirt, ensuring faces are together.
- Fold the facing toward the inside of the skirt and press it.
- Tuck the raw edges inward.
- Slip-stitch the remainder of the facing to your yoke to complete the skirt.
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