Madame Zsazsa (real name Kim) lives with Mr Zsazsa, three children, two dogs and a horse on a farm in the Kempen in the Netherlands. She is a writer and blogger who took up making clothes after the birth of her children. She blogs about sewing, sustainability and vegetable gardening, and writes features in collaboration with several Dutch magazines. She has authored four books. Visit her blog at http://madamezsazsa.blogspot.com

The very very beginning 5 How should I use this book? 6 What do I need to know already? 6 A highly in-depth sewing course lasting around a quarter of an hour 8 The skirt-making sequence 11 1. Take your measurements 12 Size table 13 2. Pick a skirt, a fabric and a few accessories 16 3. Cut out your chosen pattern on paper 21 Pattern sections 22 Pattern sheets 23 4. Cut the pattern out on fabric 26 5. Sew it together! 31 Lists and other things 35 What does that mean? Abbreviations and symbols 35 Techniques 36 The skirts and instructions 39 Elasticated skirt 41 A-line with facing 47 The zip that jumps out at you 54 Strip skirt 56 A-line with piping 58 Underskirts 62 Skirt with jersey waistband 64 Maternity skirt 68 Elasticated panel skirt 72 Panel skirt with zip and facing 76 Bell skirt 78 Bell skirt in stretchy fabric 84 Skirt with button strip 88 Wraparound skirt 94 Jersey wraparound skirt 99 Straight skirt 100 Circle skirt - the pattern 104 Elasticated circle skirt 108 Circle skirt with zip 110 Gathered skirt with stretchy waistband 114 Gathered skirt with normal waistband 118 Bow skirt 124 Pleated skirt 128 A-line gathered skirt 136 Gathered skirt with button strip 142 All-in-one skirt 146 The models 154 Acknowledgments 157 Index