Skirt.

Welcome to Skirts, the very first block everyone learns how to draft.

Yay!

The flow of draping seemed to have caught on to me at this point. It made sense and I could be almost sure I was doing the right thing.

I did not think that we were going to drape this from the side seam (because I did no think at all) but it made complete sense to do so. 

Red ink marks the grain line/side seam, and blue marks the hip line.

I can't quite remember where we started off, but assuming from here it was the back. Once the fabric gets pinned on, the dart placement seemed rather obvious because of how little curves the bottom of the body has versus the top. 

Side darts were needed, but it took me a minute to realize why one side of the skirt draft is curved. Putting a seam there eliminates the dart completely (happy customers!)

Skirt dart should line up with bodice dart. It did not require much moving and shifting over of the fabric to get it in the right place. Also figured that the pattern would be walked off later and the darts will be adjusted and moved where necessary. 

Two darts in the front, as that is what seemed to work best on Meredith. One of the darts should again, line up with the bodice dart. This one took a little more work as the bodice dart was so large. 

Having two darts can also be manipulate out, but I've come to realize that the more manipulation you put through your draped draft, the more shape/fit you're loosing out on. It is, after all, tailored to the form of [the body/mannequin] Meredith.

I really found this super easy to complete and I think it was because I understood it a little more and got the hang of it. I also liked draping from the side seam more - for reasons I'm not sure of yet. hah. 

Final flat look of the beautiful skirt! A rookie probably would not be able to tell that it was draped instead of drafted (except the crazy jagged lines). 

Also realizing what a long dart there is in the back!