The Paisley's style 5 that paulhenry posted (thank you!) captivates me. I'm trying to puzzle out the construction, and wonder if folks agree with this "pattern":

Four panels (gores) cut on the bias, joined at front/back/sides. I assume we are viewing the back. I would pleat all the way around in a version of reverse Kingussie, with 3 pleats per panel facing away from center front and toward center rear. Pleats stitched down a few inches below the waistband, but not as far as a fell. Probably stick an "invisible" zipper in the center rear seam.

I have some Joann's MacTablecloth that would get sacrificed as a mock-up before I tackled this for real. Right now I'm fiddling with graph paper and a protractor to figure out if I could get enough for a floor-length skirt to fit my (much reduced, but still significant) hips and waist from a 54-inch fabric. . . and still have what looks to be a significant pleat depth.

Thoughts, comments, help?