How to cut your skirt
Cut or tear a 6½-inch strip from one side of your skirt fabric. Measure in from the selvage edge. Use this for the skirt band and pockets. There will be some left over.
Tear off the selvage edge from the large piece.
6½″ SELVAGE BAND POCKET POCKET CUT OR TEAR SELVAGE
You may have to cut the band from the end of your fabric instead of the side if you are tall and need the extra length.
The above method of cutting gives you one seam on the placket side.
Sometimes the design in the fabric will be more attractive if the skirt is cut in several lengths. When this is necessary, you will have three or four seams in your skirt. This may make a difference in the amount of fabric you will need, so decide how you will cut your skirt before buying your fabric.
Make your skirt
Pin the short edges together to make the side seam. Make the seam 1¼ inches wide. It is to be used for the placket. When finished, the placket will be on the left side.