dust off your math skills.

[dancingleaf]

I have a piece of patterned fabric - sheer or somewhat.   It is 60 inches wide and maybe 3.5 yards long.  (it was all they had.)

I'd like to do something semi-old school cabaret  - something with a circle skirt look - but not enough fabric to follow my usual circle skirt pattern.

What do you think would be the best way to do this?

Cut it into three equal sections and pleat the top?

Cut three pie shaped pieces? = 1/3+1/3+1/3 = a circle right?

Make it significantly shorter and add some complementary trim to the bottom?

SUGGESTIONS please?

photos of fabric behind cut.

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I don't think the pattern is one that is directional - so I'm not worried about making it line up or anything.  Should I be?

Comments

[ata1anta.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm.....

If it were plain, You could do your cuts as (bear with me here). You'd probably get more pieces than I'm showing because you'll need to adjust for your height and hip size.

|***//\\***| The * indicates print and the \\ and // indicate cuts.
|**//**\\**|
|*//****\\*|
|//******\\|

Then you could piece that together (I used . to make spacing)

.../||\......./\
../*||*\...../**\ sew the triangles together
./**||**\.../****\
/***||***\./******\

I don't know if I'm being clear with these ASCII drawings or if I am just being more confusing.

[kelsey-lynne1.livejournal.com]

No advice, sorry, but that fabric is to die for!

[tangyapple.livejournal.com]

I think I'd have to forward this to my SIL.