Split-side skirt

I saw all kinds of posts on social media of split-side skirts. They looked quite neat in that this idea goes back to the 18th century and that they are adjustable in terms of the waist circumference. I had a gathered skirt that I made a couple years ago, and I wanted to convert it to the side-split skirt. 

There's a lot of free online tutorials, but I also found this pattern (Cocquelicot Skirt)) by Wildflower Design, which is quite nice and explains the steps very clearly. 

This is the front view. 

The back view shows the tied bow. 

There's no zipper closure on this skirt. The back skirt fastens in the front like this - I chose a button and button hole closure in the front to reduce the bulk. Some other options are lace-up front with eyelets and string, or simply tie up the straps. I tried tying the straps, but I didn't like it because of the bulky knot being in front of my belly. 

With the front closure being a tie up closure, then it's easy to adjust the sizes. I figured if my waist size changed, then I can just move the button on the front. I in fact sewed on two buttons with an inch interval. Some days, I am a little larger in the waist and some days not. This has worked well for me. 

As you can see, I always change around things even though I buy a pattern. It's good to follow everything the pattern instructions tell you to do because we can all learn things that way. But once you have learned s a few things, you can start changing things around to fit what you like.