#I took sewing classes waaaaaay forever ago but for basically the past 10 years the most complicated things I’ve sewed were covid masks

[megamindsupremacy]

Okay friends, I’m outsourcing some sewing and math advice because I have no clue what I’m doing here

^this is a pattern for a quarter circle skirt I’ve drafted (very roughly, as can be seen from whatever happened in the bottom left half of the paper). I have not yet bought fabric for this skirt. My questions are:

1) Should I buy fabric assuming it’ll be laid horizontally or vertically? I assume horizontal, as that would get me the most use of my fabric, but I feel like I should get confirmation on that one

2) how do I determine how much fabric I should buy? The skirt is (assuming I measured correctly) 35 inches tall, but I cannot figure out what math I should do to determine the length. I assume I’m measuring the bottom seam, as that’s the longest, but again there’s probably math involved there that I do not know how to do (or I’m overthinking this, in which case please wack me and tell me the simpler way to figure that out)

3) the internet says fabric is typically ~33-40 in. wide and however many yards long. (Assuming I lay the fabric horizontally,) Would I only need to buy the fabric at however many yards I end up needing and be able to cut the skirt in one piece, or would I need more fabric and cut it in two pieces?