Solid Fit & Flounced Skirt McCall's 6842

Hearing the Fabric Mart Challenge for this week I immediately thought separates, the challenge is to make a solid color garment with a  focus on fit. After mulling it a round I decided it would be beneficial to my current climate to create a good winter skirt. The trumpet skirt pattern is McCall's 6842 view C. 

Fabric: Black Sparkle Poly/Rayon Boucle Suiting (acquired from Fabric Mart last February). 

Fitting Adjustments: 

I carved out a 1/2" sway back adjustment from the waistline on the yoke back piece and then re-purposed the 1/2" length at the lower yoke edge, opposed to the hem line of the skirt, because of the yoke & skirt seam line that cut across the hip. I did not want that seam line to dip up at the center back. 

After concluding that I also did not want the hip line of the yoke to be tight (especially over the derriere) I added a 1/2" wedge to the back hip width for ease. A 1/2" was also added to the lower back skirt piece to accommodate the additional ease width added to the yoke. 

On the yoke front I graded down the waistline size. If I was being proper I would have split the reduction to both the back and front yoke to keep my side seam plumb but... it is what it is. 

Construction Adjustments: 

To reinforce my fabric at the zipper placement I fused interfacing strips to the SA and then inserted the zipper.

My first plan for the skirt was to make it unlined per the directions however as I was working with my fabric I realized it would be a tad sheer for my liking. So I created a built in slip! 

In lieu of the facing pieces, I cut another yoke and interfaced the pieces then I found a retro slip with  a degraded elastic waistband I removed the upper part of the slip and eased the skirt on to the yoke to create the lining. 

Inner Garment Views: 

  

With my winter ready skirt I foresee a lot of sweater tights on the horizon and  I am now on a mission to create more climate conditioned separates!