Sassy Sweet Mini Skirt ZUCKA - Farbenmix

Sassy Sweet Mini Skirt ZUCKA 

Design: glitzerblume*de 

ZUCKA offers many design possibilities. The pattern includes an underskirt. These 

instructions have left off the underskirt and show how to attach the ruffle to the 

skirt. ZUCKA can also be constructed sequentially in many different ways. Please 

use your preferred methods if those differ from our instructions. 

Cut all pieces according to the piece list. Be 

sure to add an additional seam allowance 

beyond the pattern piece lines. 

Similarly, cut the flounce and ruffle pieces 

with seam allowances. 

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Cut the pockets and pocket flaps with an 

additional seam allowance. Cut the pocket 

flap linings. Cut the lining pieces for the 

patch pockets (optional). You may choose 

to leave thes patch pockets off the skirt. 

Auf die rückwärtigen und die kleine Tasche 

vorne kann auf Wunsch auch verzichtet 

werden. 

Please note: The pockets photographed to 

the left are not the same shape as the 

pockets on the pattern sheet. The pattern 

sheet has two different patch pockets and 

pocket flaps. Experiement with the pocket 

shapes and sizes as you like. 

Stitch the skirt front side pieces to the skirt 

front middle pieces, fabric right sides 

together. Stitch the skirt back side pieces 

to the skirt back middle pieces. Press the 

seam allowances toward the center and 

topstitch from the garment right side. 

Stitch the saddle panel pieces (pieces 3 or 

20) to the two skirt back halves, right sides 

together. Press the seam allowances 

upward and topstitch from the right side. 


Stitch the two skirt back halves together. 

Press the seam allowance to one side and 

topstitch. 

Stitch the front pocket bags (piece7) at the 

front pocket edge of the skirt front side 

pieces (piece 2 or 22), fabric right sides 

together. Trim the seam allowance for a 

smooth turn. Turn and enclose the seam. 

Press and edgestitch the pocket edge from 

the right side. 

Stitch the front pocket facing pieces (piece 

6) to the front pocket bag (piece 7) right 

sides together along the curved edge and 

the inside side. Pin or baste stitch the front 

pockets at the waist edge and skirt front 

sides to hold the layers of material in place. 

As desired, secure the pocket to the skirt 

with a decorative stitch. Trace the pocket 

line with disappearing textile marker or 

tailor’s chalk. Stitch over the line with a 

stitch of your choice. 


Unlined Pocket: 

Fold the front edge over once toward the 

fabric right side. Stitch along the short 

vertical ends. Notch the corners and turn 

the top of the pocket. Press the pocket top 

edge and press the seam allowances on the 

sides and bottom toward the pocket wrong 

side. 

Lined pockets and lined pocket flaps: 

Stitch the pocket flap lining to the pocket 

flap outer (piece 14) right sides together. 

Leave a small opening for turning. Trim the 

seam allowance and notch the corners for a 

smooth turn. Turn the flaps right side out 

and press. Press the seam allowances at 

the small opening toward the inside of the 

flap. Edgestitch around the flap edge and 

close the small opening. Edgestitch around 

the entire pocket flap. 

Repeat the above for the pocket pieces. 

However, edgestitch only along the top of 

the pocket. 

Pin the pockets to the skirt back at the 

marks and stitch. Secure the stress points 

of the pocket corners with bar tacks. 

Pin the pocket flaps above the pockets 

approxmiately 1-2 cm (3/8-5/8 in.) and 

stitch. Reinforce the stress points of the 

flap corners with bar tacks. 


Stitch the two skirt front halves together 

right sides together. Stitch around the faux 

fly extensions. From the right side press 

the seam allowance toward the left 

(wearer’s right). 

Für einen Rock nur mit Gummizug die 

Mittelnaht komplett schließen. Nahtzugabe 

auf eine Seite klappen und von rechts 

knappkantig absteppen. 

Tuck in the fly extensions to form a little 

vertical pocket. With a textile marker or 

tailor’s chalk, mark a line to mimic the 

stitching line of a zipper fly. Topstitch the 

middle seam from the right side. When you 

reach the marking for the faux fly, stitch up 

the marked line. To further reinforce the 

illusion of a zipper fly, stitch a small bar 

tack at the base of the faux fly. 

Repeat the above steps for attaching the 

rear pockets for the side pockets. 

Experiment with the pocket placement and 

find a look you like. 

Pin the skirt front and back right sides 

together and stitch the side seams. Press 

the seam allowances toward the front and 

topstitch. 


Stitch the flounces pieces right sides 

together to form a ring. Press the seam 

allowances in the same directions of 

corresponding skirt seams and topstitch 

from the right side. 

Align the flounce seams with the skirt 

seams and pin. Stitch, press the seam 

allowance upward and topstitch. 

Hem the bottom flounce edge. 

The overskirt is now complete. You may 

leave off the underskirt and skip ahead to 

adding the waistband. You may also chose 

to add a ruffle underneath without adding 

the underskirt. These instructions will show 

you will method. 


Stitch the short ends of the underskirt 

ruffle pieces right sides together to form a 

ring. Press the seam allowances open. 

Hem the bottom edge of the ruffle. 

Mark a line for attaching the ruffle on the 

skirt approximately 1 - 3 cm (3/8 – 1 ¼ 

in.) (depending on the size and your 

preference) above the flounce seamline on 

both the skirt wrong and right sides. Please 

use a seam gauge and check to make sure 

that the two lines are right on top of one 

another on the fabric right and wrong sides. 

Along the top edge of the ruffle ring, 

stitch two lines of basting stitches. Pin the 

ruffle piece in four or eight places 

equidistant around marked line on the 

skirt wrong side. Gently pull both 

gathering threads to gather and fit the 

ruffle material to the underskirt hem. Pin 

the ruffle in place as you go. 


Once the ruffle is gathered to fit and pinned 

to the skirt, stitch the ruffle to the skirt 

from the skirt right side. It is recommended 

to use a wide decorative stitch to be sure to 

catch the ruffle in your stitching line. It is 

recommended to use a wide decorative 

stitch to be sure to catch the ruffle in your 

stitching line. Clean up the seam by 

removing the basting stitches. 

Fold the lengthwise belt loop edges toward 

the center and overlap them (piece 10). 

Stitch the belt loops, perhaps with a twin 

needle or with a decorative stitch to secure 

the folds. 

Pin the waistband right fabric side to the 

inside of the inside of the skirt along the 

waist edge. Stitch the waistband to the 

skirt through both skirt layers along the 

waist edge seam allowance. Fold the 

waistband upward and press the seam. At 

this time, press the opposite waistband 

edge toward the fabric wrong side (it is 

easiest to press eight along the stitching 

of the overcast stitches of the finished 

edge). 

Fold the waistband over toward the 

garment right side and pin the folded 

bottom edge to the skirt. Press the top 

waistband fold. Stitch the waistband to 

the skirt from the garment right side. This 

stitching line will be somewhat below the 

first waistband stitching line. Edgestitch 

the top edge of the waistband. 

Attach the belt loops with bar tacks. 

Alternately, you may pin one end of the 

belt loops under the front waistband edge 

before stitching and catch the bottoms of 

the belt loops in this stitching line. Secure 


  

the beltloops with bar tacks at the top 

edge of the waistband. 

With the aid of a safety pin or bodkin, 

insert elastic into the waistband casing. 

Cinch the elastic to the desired fit. Stitch 

the ends of the elastic together securely. 

Tuck the elastic into the casing opening. 

Close the opening with a few hand 

stitches. 

Make the sash: Fold the sash in half 

lengthwise, fabric right sides together. 

Stitch along all four edges. Leave a small 

opening for turning. Notch the corners. 

Turn the sash right side out. Press the 

sash. Edgestitch all the way around the 

sash and close thereby the opening. 

Insert the sash into the belt loops and 

loosely tie into a square knot. 

ZUCKA is complete!

Sassy Sweet Mini Skirt ZUCKA - Farbenmix

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