These were so simple to make, I managed two in the same week.
I made them up as I went along and tried two different ways, one worked out, the other will have to be redone.
For the one that worked: I cut the length I wanted, with added allowance for waistband and hem. Sewed selvedge to selvedge, made a casing for an elastic waist and made a matching sash to tie over the waistband. The most fiddly part was making the sash. I used 1 1/2 widths of the fabric and played around with matching the spots on the join. If I hadn't been bothered with matching, it would have come together much quicker. I even machined the hem (shh, don't tell), but I should have taken the trouble to hem an area between the spots, not over them.
I bought the fabric online and it was honestly the only one I could find in navy with the right size spot (who would have thought). It is polycotton, rather than 100% cotton, so it is simultaneously stiff and thin. Plus, the dye is really patchy with some obvious crease marks through it. I'm not linking to where I bought it, it was a large online marketplace. But it was really cheap: I got 4 metres for less than £15. From it, I've got an adult dress, 2 kid skirts and a metre left over.
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