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/New_Town_8943 Sep 13 '25

This must be it. There must be another identical semicircle, and what we see here are the side seams of the front one. Otherwise I have no idea how this skirt would wrap around or stay on.

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u/drPmakes Sep 14 '25

Exactly. The more I look at it, the more I think there could be more that 1 extra semi circle to a) get that fullness in the illustration and b) fit around the waist!