Looking at the photos, the length would probably be better about 1" higher. I can certainly make that adjustment later on after I wash it (might shrink!). Fabric is a heavy Kaufman flannel that I'd originally meant for a long smocked robe (5 yards!). But with so much on my plate, and with a perfectly nice flannel robe in my closet (made by my mom), I finally decided that it was just not going to happen. So - this weekend my eldest and I cut into the fabric - a skirt for me and a PJ set for her. I have a little under a yard left and think that I'll make a matching outfit for her doll for her birthday coming up in 2 weeks.
Notes - look at that zipper. It is all over the place. I suppose it pulls towards the back because of my big bum/wide hips. The pattern pieces are exactly the same front and back, so I suppose it's not surprising at all that the side seams don't hang straight. Perhaps I will try and address this at the next iteration. It's probably just a matter of taking some of the fullness at the widest part of my hip and transferring it from the front pieces to the back. And then I suppose I'd let them hang straight from there. Might need to go to stitchers guild for help on this.
As before, I have chosen a size (14 at hips, 12 at waist) where the skirt without the waistband sits gently on my body, not too type and no gapping. Then I fit the waistband a WEE bit tighter and work the ease in as I sew. I'd say there is probably only about one inch of ease that I take in over the whole skirt. But that's enough to make it feel nice and firm at my waist.
I don't see a lot of these full-ish skirts with natural waistlines on campus, but it makes me feel rather professional, particularly in the flannel.
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