Route 66 Skirts

Description

Open-all-night diners. Crinkled road maps. Pink motels. Burgers, fries, and root beer floats. These are a few of the things that inspired our route 66 skirts ! Easy to sew, with endless combination options and twelve fabulous gores, you‘ll reach for this pattern again and again! Full-size pattern pieces and fully illustrated instructions for ladies sizes 2-18.

Suggested fabrics: light to medium weight cotton and cotton blends, light to medium weight denim, cotton sateen, lightweight linen, flannel, corduroy, etc.

materials list (all views)…

• one 9″- 12″ invisible zipper in a coordinating color
• an invisible zipper foot for your sewing machine
• one pkg. 1/4″ twill tape -matching thread
• 1/4 yd woven fusible interfacing

fabric for skirt…

sizes	2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18
for shorter skirt (one 60″ fabric)	2 3/4 yd	3 yd.	3 yd.	3 yd.	3-1/8 yd.	3-1/8 yd.	3-1/8 yd.	3-1/8 yd.	3-1/8 yd.
for shorter skirt (each of two 45″ fabrics – shown on cover)	2 yd.	2 1/8 yd.	2 1/8 yd.	2 1/8 yd.	2 1/4 yd.	2 1/2 yd.	2 2/3 yd.	2 2/3 yd.	2 2/3 yd.
for shorter skirt (each of three 45″ fabrics – shown on cover)	1 1/4 yd.	1 1/3 yd.	1 1/3 yd.	1 1/3 yd.	1 1/2 yd.	1 7/8 yd.	1 7/8 yd.	1 7/8 yd.	1 7/8 yd.
for long skirt (one 60″ fabric – shown on cover)	3 2/3 yd.	3 2/3 yd.	3 2/3 yd.	3 2/3 yd.	3 7/8 yd.	3 7/8 yd.	3 7/8 yd.	3 7/8 yd.	3 7/8 yd.
for long skirt (each of two 45″ fabrics)	2 1/3 yd.	2 2/3 yd.	2 2/3 yd.	2 7/8 yd.	3 yd.	3 1/2 yd.	3 1/2 yd.	3 1/2 yd.	3 1/2 yd.

*All yardages are given for non-directional fabrics. Extra fabric is needed for fabric with nap or a directional print.

Ladies sizes — approximate finished measurements (skirts worn 1″-2″ below waist)

Size	Waist	Hip
2	29″	44″
4	30″	45″
6	31″	46″
8	32″	47″
10	33.5″	48″
12	34.5″	50″
14	37″	51.25″
16	38″	52.25″
18	39″	53.25″