I was asked by the Spanish teacher at school not only to make a Cinco de Mayo wall hanging for the school celebration (which I did) but also to make 6 long skirts for the girls to wear. She bought the material, ribbon, and elastic.....and a basic pattern. The pattern was for a short skirt that came above the knee, but she wanted them floor length. 5 layers, with ribbon and gathering, long tie sash at the sides. Gave me 3.5 yards of fabric each color. I had to work off the pattern she gave me, adding 12" to each layer for the length. Took me 10-12 hours for each skirt, as all the seams had no raw edges. Gave the 4 I had finished to her yesterday, so the girls could practice the dance in them. Today she comes in and says that the skirts are not what she wanted, they are not 'full enough' for the twirling. So, the other two that I have yet to do - one is completed with the exception of the layers to sew (they are already gathered an completely pinned) and the last one isn't cut out yet. She said to stop working on them as they are useless to her. She thinks someone else can add material to them to make them what she wants. (Good luck with that! Did I mention the professional seams?) I suppose I should be glad that I don't have to spend into the wee hours sewing them anymore (full time jobs and every day life do get in the way) but I feel as though I wasted precious energy and time. Since she already has the skirts, I an not sure she plans on paying me for them either........I asked and she said that the skirts were worthless to her..........hmmmmmmmmm.