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  This is the last (I think! At least for this year… I have a couple more ideas for next spring!) of my “skirts by measurements. I have had so much fun making and wearing these easy skirts! This latest one was made from a polyester jersey fabric, and is basically the opposite of this skirt that I made earlier. Since matching sets seem to be really “in” right now, I decided to make a coordinating top for it using New Look #6142, but below are the directions for making the skirt via measurements ( however, if you feel more comfortable using a pattern, New Look 6287 would work). For this project I had a 3/4 yard piece of 60” wide fabric. If you want your skirt longer (or shorter), simply adjust the measurements I refer to as “deep” in the directions.  You will also need a piece of 3/4” non-roll elastic for the waistband.  I made this pattern using my hip measurement, since that was the widest part of my body involved. If your waist measurement is larger than your hip measur...

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