Help finding inexpensive tartan fabrics (by the yard/metre)

[Todd Bradshaw]

I'm an inch or two taller, but his checkbook is a lot thicker.

OK, the skirt pattern is an old New Look pattern, #6176 - probably 1980s or 1990s (it has a bar code, but I can't remember when those started). She built the version shown on the left and just added more length to it. You don't find an awful lot of New Look brand patterns around, but there are some out there. I think they were more popular in England and Australia. Always check old pattern listings for the photo of the package. The pattern companies have a nasty habit of reusing old pattern numbers. You might think you're buying a skirt pattern and end up with one for a ninja turtle suit for Halloween.