tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4494127990881957323.post-76408436134313025942008-03-29T11:44:00.000-05:002008-03-29T11:44:00.000-05:002008-03-29T11:44:00.000-05:00Anon,<BR/><BR/>Let's see if I can think this out...leaving out seam allowances all together for now. You'd have to draft a circle twice as big as you need for your waist (high waist in this case). So, if you have a 30" waist, you need a circle that is 60" in circumference. Then use half of it for your pattern. <BR/><BR/>I guess you don't have to draw the entire thing. If you figure the radius of a 60" circle, which would be 9.55" (let's say 9 1/2") you can draw any portion of the circle.<BR/><BR/>say you have a flat piece of fabric. You cut a string 9.5" in length and tie it to a pin inserted at the corner of the lengthwise and crosswise grain. Draw the circle arc on the fabric from lengthwise selvage to crosswise tear/cut. That is 90 degrees or 1/4 of the circle. <BR/><BR/>Extend down from that arc the length you want your skirt. add seam and hem allowances (you will lose side seam allowances if you are drawing directly on the fabric like this...but it'll only be a couple inches around the entire skirt)<BR/><BR/>Now use that piece of fabric to cut another and you'll have 2/4 or 1/2 a circle. <BR/><BR/>I hope that makes sense!dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05106577421276201593noreply@blogger.com