I’ve made the stretch pencil skirt from the patterns included in this book. And it has turned out beautifully. I’ve used snakeskin print scuba which was originally intended for something else (but I didn’t have enough scuba in the end).
I’ve put a pouch pocket on the inside of the waist band for my phone, (because I’m sick of stashing my phone in my bra), and hemmed it with a double needle. I have discovered that if I lengthen the stitch length, I don’t get the tunnelling effect with a double needle.
And best of all, I got it out of a metre of fabric which is a lovely side effect of being a smaller person.