Amour the Merrier Skirt - Part 2 - ☆ ☆ ☆

You've done all the math so now it's time to cut!

First cut your back waistband pieces on the fold using your measurements. Be sure to cut two of these pieces.

You can also true the edges which means making sure the corners come to a perfect right angle so everything fits together nicely when you're sewing it up. To do that, take something with a perfectly square edge, like the end of your measuring tape, and hold one side flat against your angled line. Move it until it hits the horizontal line about 1/2" away from the angled line. Draw a small line to connect. Here's some more information about truing from Madalynne.

Here you can see where they've both  been trued and it looks like the edges are turned up and both create a right angle.

Do the same (not on the fold) for your front waistband pieces making sure to cut four pieces altogether. You can draw out and cut one piece then use it as a template to cut three more. Just layer three pieces of fabric, pin your "template" on top, then cut!

Cut your skirt pieces.

And your button placket pieces.

Fold your fabric so you have four layers then cut your pocket pieces.

Use your fist as a guide to make your pocket opening.

Widen the top of the pocket a little to make it more like the pocket from the modcloth skirt.

Cut the pocket opening out on two of your four pocket pieces.

Your pieces are all cut now and are ready to sew!