The basic Butterick skirt pattern is an easy one as is the Voque skirt. I believe is less is more when it comes to sewing. I basically have to readjust the two patterns to into one. The Voque pattern is the one I have to adjust and that is just 4 pieces that are triangles. The Butterick is also four pieces but they go to the side in the swirls. I was actually thinking of contacting McCall's for advise on this. I will be using a lot of throw away material but I hope it will be worth it!