Sewing Your Straight Skirt Begin by printing and joining your pattern as shown. (Do not lap pattern) Next you lay your fabric out so the stretch goes width ways. Stretch the fabric to see which way has the most stretch. This is the way your skirt will go around your hip. Cutting the front Fold [...]

The differences between the half size and regular size figure is mainly in the height, the half size figure measuring 5 feet 4” or less, and the regular size, 5 feet 6” to 8”. There is also a difference in the measurements around bust, waist and hip, the half size figure measuring about 2” to [...]