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[liadethornegge]

I seem unable to commit to actually cutting out the skirt for my new red petticoat.

I should have enough for three gored skirt panels. Definitely not enough for straight paneled skirt. I tried that on my splendor solis kirtle and was miserable trying to walk in it so I eventually re-cut it to be gored panels.

Anyway, I'm not sure how to apportion my fabric. The waistline is about one third back panel, two thirds in the two front panels.

Issue one: I don't want to have two panels in the front of the skirt and one at the back. 
Issue two: the bodice is front laced, do I add a seam at the front or try to cut that on the fold and do a slit?
Issue three: how long to make the skirt to best utilize the cloth I have.

I did cut out the thai silk lining for the bodice - but I'm starting to think I didn't give it enough ease, and I don't want to put in the lining before I've attached the skirt, so can't test it yet. Maybe that's also the wrong thing, I might be able to add the lining already.

I'm just feeling meh about it

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[life_of_glamour]

On issue two, I've done both, and while having a seam at the front is less work, doing a slit looks better (to me).

[liadethornegge]

I laid it out on my fabric with a fold at centre front - continued measuring and then realized I needed it to be open for a bit so I stalled out in indecision.