Circle Skirt pattern

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@alexandria - You’re making a true circle skirt, my instructions were for a circle skirt that is fitted from waist to hip.

My suggestion:

  1. Create two separate quarter drafts, one for front one for back, each using a center fold. This will allow you to fit it between waist and hip if you want to (you don’t have to). This quarter-pattern approach will eliminate most of the problems you’ve been having with this pattern.
  2. Use the Flip tools to mirror the points, arcs, & curves to complete the front & back draft patterns.
  3. Then make a point along one side seam to mark the end of the placket for a zipper for buttons.
  4. Then create a waistband that is longer than the waist so you have overlap for button underneath, bottonhole on top.
  5. Then create three workpieces: Front, Back, Waistband
  6. On both front & back workpieces, make the seam allowance +1/4" wider from the the placket point to the waistline. The zipper will be easier to sew and it won’t be directly underneath the seamline so it’s hidden a bit and lays more smoothly - this is a nice touch.
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