Constructing the skirt!

I had great trouble with the skirt initially as I was limited with the amount of calico I have left. I have more than enough to fit around the waist, the trouble was with having enough to create enough width at the bottom of the skirt.

The picture that I am follwing shows a simplistic A-line looking skirt that has a bit of full-ness around the bottom. It also appears to go out slightly at the back, created by a bustle. Unfortunately, the peticoat I have chosen to work on does have a slight bustle but does not have the fullness that I require. I am going to just have to make the most of what I have and be creative. Like I have said before, use a little 'artistic liscense!!'.

I began by trying to pleat the fabric around the waist but this made the skirt far too bulky at the top. I then laid the fabric out and folded it in half. I then measured from the top corner half of the waist measurement (as the fabric is folded in half) and then drew a diagonal line from this point all the way down to the oppsite corner creating a large traingle shape. You can see that I have had to add some fabric in here as I did not have enough for the width and it still is a little short.

I then draped this onto the stand and it seemed to work well however was still not quite right. I then worked from this line and created one similar that had greater width at the bottom and this seemed to work better. I now need to sew this up and hem the skirt and it will be done.

I have left half of this seam open as otherwise it cannot be taken on and off. If this was a real garment it would have a seam similar so that a fastening could be used. However I am only creating this piece like a pattern piece so this is un-necessary. Likewise, I have not created a waistband as again, this would be un-necessary.