Corduroy Skirt: A-line with Welt Pockets

When I KonMari'd my wardrobe, I reduced my skirt collection to only the ones I loved, which all happened to be wool pencil skirts and a-line skirts.  So... now that summer is here, I need something a bit lighter.  Digging through my stash, I find some light brown corduroy already cut (but someone else not me) into two A-line skirt panels.  I decide to sew them together and make a quick skirt.  Then I decide to add pockets first... and make the skirt high-waisted (which requires some stabilization at the front), and the next thing I know the thing ends up taking two days instead of one night of work.  Here are some finished pictures and notes, but not a whole project diary. 

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