This Genoa Bias Cut Skirt sewing pattern creates a classic bias cut slip skirt, designed for a lovely drape and effortless movement. Featuring a comfortable elastic waist and easy pull-on style, this ankle-length skirt is a timeless wardrobe essential, perfect for everyday wear or elevated styling.
- Bias cut skirt
- Elastic waist
- Pull on skirt
- Ankle length
Fabric suggestions
Any light to medium weight woven fabric with good drape such as: viscose, silk, poly crepe, satin, linen
Trims
- Elastic for waistband, 25mm (1″) width. Refer to measurement chart for cut length
Skill Level
EASY
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p********1 (verified owner) – :
Love this skirt. Such a feminine and easy sew that you can dress up or down by your choice of fabric. Pictures and details on my blog – https://josephinesews.blogspot.com/2025/09/my-girly-girly-outfit-stylearcs-monroe.html
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s************1 (verified owner) – :
Great pattern. Easy to make. Fits nicely and really comfortable to wear. Made it out of a cotton sateen.
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c***********n (verified owner) – :
A very simple pattern only complicated by my nerves of sewing with beautiful silk, and the pressure to make it for my daughter’s Year 12 formal (to be worn with a 1990’s vintage corset). I agree with others here about cutting on the bias with only a quarter of the pattern. I followed advice and mirrored the pattern with extra paper, so I could lay each whole side down and mark it out., and make sure it was on the cross. At first I tried flipping the pattern, but the silk made everything very slippery, and I wasn’t confident enough to make a cut! In the end it turned out fine but I would do French seams next time. Nice to have a simple pattern that can be easily upgraded into something special.
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m*****2 (verified owner) – :
What a great pattern – the fit is fabulous and so quick to make too.
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t***********s (verified owner) – :
Love this pattern, it was such an easy make. I think I’ll make the pattern as one piece as others have done as one, instead of flipping it. Definitely making more in viscose rayon and linen for the summer.
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d***********r (verified owner) – :
Fabulous skirt, perfect in a viscose challis. The pattern was easy to assemble, easy to stitch and is easy to wear. Thank you!
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A*a (verified owner) – :
Great basic skirt pattern that I’ll use a lot. Bit swishier than the sketch.
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s**************e (verified owner) – :
Such a simply cut and easy pattern, took an hour to make. I love this skirt, made it in black white gingham, people comment all the time, I plan to make more
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w*************7 (verified owner) – :
I made the Genoa Skirt in a size 12 but it came up very big so did large seam allowance, it is very easy to take in, a very easy make and looks quite effective.
I had not made a bias cut skirt for myself before as I thought it would not suit me, but saw it on others and decided it may be ok. It actually looks great, made in a light weight linen a Nerida Hansen Miss Moresby; Farm and Stars Print, beautiful fabric, very pleased with the pattern. I will make this skirt again.
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l**a (verified owner) – :
Super easy and quick to sew, i did what someone else suggested and made a full pattern piece. It was much easier to sort out my placement on the fabric.
Made mine put of a soft linen so it has a lovely drape, already have a second one cut out in a cotton.
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v***********e (verified owner) – :
I made 3 of this skirt all in one afternoon, perfect for work, really easy and comfortable to wear
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c*******s (verified owner) – :
I made the Genoa skirt in size 16 from midweight linen purchased from purelinenenvy.ca in “Driftwood”. Very easy and quick to sew, but came out much too large. I’m a size 20 and it fit me. I will make another for my daughter but size down to a 12.
It would have saved a great deal of work if the pattern piece was a full front/back piece instead of just a half. Laying out on the bias can be tricky enough but working with only half a piece that had to be flipped was ridiculous. One does not cut out on the fold on the bias as it causes distortion of the fabric. I will be making a full pattern piece for myself for future projects using Genoa.
The cut of the skirt is very attractive and falls beautifully in the linen. I shortened it to be a few inches below the knee and it’s cool and breezy in the heat, and quite stylish.
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K***n (verified owner) – :
Easiest skirt I’ve ever made! A little on the larger size so should have made the 12. Looks very nice.