Brown Satin Midi Skirt | McCalls 7631
I've been wanting the trendy bias-cut midi skirt for a while, but the clingy bias cut and thin fabrics made me skeptical. To get the look without the fuss, I decided to try my tried-and-true McCalls 7631 with a few edits: I lengthened View C by 4 inches I closed the darts and rotated the volume into the skirt for more flare This gave me a half-circle skirt with enough flare and drape to look like a bias-cut skirt! The dartless design also added to the illusion - plus it was so much faster to sew without the darts! I started by sewing the side seams with French seams. Then I prepped the center back for a zipper by adding a strip of fusible interfacing, and finishing the edges with rayon binding. By a stroke of luck I had an invisible zipper in the perfect color and exact length - getting neutral sewing notions at estate sales and yard sales is a gift to your future self! The waist facing was also interfaced and finished with rayon binding, then understitched and tacked at t...
