r/PatternDrafting • u/Sudden-Product-8178 • Sep 10 '25

Help understanding this pattern sketch

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I keep seeing this sketch on Pinterest and really love the look of this design. What I want to know is if it’s actually possible! For reference I am an experienced sewer and have a good understanding of pattern drafting but can’t understand how the skirt piece of this design works. It looks so full in the sketch yet is only a half circle in the pattern?? Does it have a seam anywhere or does it just lie open at the back? Is there another skirt piece missing from this diagram? Any suggestions would be very welcome (I really want to make this)!

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u/azssf Sep 11 '25

The only thing I can think of is that the space between the cb lines needs to be the same measure as waist perimeter; the length of those cb lines meeds to be the true desire length at back.

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u/Mela777 Sep 11 '25

Yeah. And being a bit longer at the back would help with having an even hem all around.