Malika skirt
Malika is a semi-fitted straight skirt. The skirt is shaped with front and back waist darts. The front features a shaped cutout. The skirt closes with an invisible zipper in the center back seam. The applied waistband closes with a button and buttonhole. The skirt is lined. Malika is below-knee length.
Approximate sewing time - 1 day.
Model Larisa: Bust 85, Waist 64, Hips 93, Height 172. Larisa is wearing size 36 in height 3.
Model Yana: Bust 108, Waist 90, Hips 128, Height 174. Yana is wearing size 48 in height 3.
To sew this skirt, choose suiting fabrics with the following properties:
- medium-weight, soft, without stretch or with little stretch, opaque;
- the fiber content can include natural fibers (wool, cotton), artificial fibers (viscose), blends (wool + silk, wool + polyester, cotton + viscose, etc.), and synthetics (polyester, polyester + elastane);
- the following fabrics are recommended: wool suiting, gabardine, faux leather, suede, silk velvet, fine wale corduroy.
Attention! We do not recommend stretchy knit materials (jersey fabrics) or lightweight sheer fabrics (chiffon, organza, stretch lace).
For the lining, the following fabrics are recommended: lining fabrics made from artificial fibers (viscose), blends (viscose + elastane, viscose + polyester), or synthetics (polyester, polyester + elastane).
The skirt in the photos is made from wool suiting. The fabric is medium-weight, pliable, soft, with little stretch. The fiber content is wool + cotton + polyester. The lining is 100% viscose.
1. Main fabric, 140-150cm wide, cut in one direction, for all sizes, in meters:
Height, cm | Meters |
1 (154-160) | 0,96 |
2 (162-168) | 1,0 |
3 (170-176) | 1,04 |
4 (178-184) | 1,08 |
Main fabric, 55-60” wide, cut in one direction, for all sizes, in yards:
Height, ft | Yards |
1 (5’1” - 5’3”) | 1 |
2 (5’4” - 5’6”) | 1 |
3 (5’7” - 5’9”) | 1 1/4 |
4 (5’10” - 6’1”) | 1 1/4 |
2. Lining fabric, 140cm wide, for all sizes, in meters:
Height, cm | Meters |
1 (154-160) | 0,83 |
2 (162-168) | 0,87 |
3 (170-176) | 0,91 |
4 (178-184) | 0,95 |
Lining fabric, 55” wide, for all sizes, in yards:
Height, ft | Yards |
1 (5’1” - 5’3”) | 1 |
2 (5’4” - 5’6”) | 1 |
3 (5’7” - 5’9”) | 1 |
4 (5’10” - 6’1”) | 1 |
3. Woven fusible interfacing, 120-140cm (47-55”) wide, for all heights:
Size | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 52 |
Meters | 0,68 | 0,72 | 0,76 | 0,80 | 0,84 | 0,88 | 0,92 | 0,96 | 1,00 | 1,04 |
Yards | 3/4 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 1/4 |
IMPORTANT! When purchasing fabric, please account for shrinkage and buy 5% more than required.
4. Invisible zipper, 18cm (7”) for all sizes and heights.
5. Stitch-reinforced fusible bias tape - 1,4m (1 1/2 yd).
6. One button, 1,5cm (5/8") in diameter.
7. Machine thread - 5 spools (1 spool for the sewing machine + 4 spools for the overlocker).
- sewing machine for construction;
- overlocker for finishing raw edges. This may be replaced with a stretch overlock stitch or a zigzag stitch on the sewing machine (overlock or zigzag stitch width 2-3mm, stitch length 2.5mm);
- buttonhole foot for the sewing machine;
- invisible zipper foot for the sewing machine.
Ease type | Ease measurement, cm |
Waistline ease | 3 |
Hipline ease | 4 |
Ease type | Ease measurement, in |
Waistline ease | 1 1/8 |
Hipline ease | 1 5/8 |
Height, cm | Garment length, cm |
1 (154-160) | 83,5 |
2 (162-168) | 87,5 |
3 (170-176) | 91,5 |
4 (178-184) | 95,5 |
Height, ft | Garment length, in |
1 (5’1” - 5’3”) | 32 7/8 |
2 (5’4” - 5’6”) | 34 1/2 |
3 (5’7” - 5’9”) | 36 |
4 (5’10” - 6’1”) | 37 5/8 |
Once the order is paid, within 1 minute you will receive an email with the details of the order and a link to your personal account, where the following will be available for download:
1. the pdf pattern in your chosen size, in the following formats: Letter, A4, A0 and plotter format. The size of the plotter format is indicated in the name of the document. You will need a plotter printer that can print at least 900mm width. Note that for height categories 3 and 4, the plotter pattern comes on 2 pages.
2. Detailed instructions which include cutting layouts, construction steps accompanied by photos, as well as instructions on how to work with Vikisews patterns (printing, taping, adjusting, sewing terminology).
If you have any questions, please let us know at info@vikisews.com
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