The design I decided to attempt is based on a vintage pattern I saw online while browsing for ideas, and has a shaped yoke and box pleats stitched part way down the skirt.
The other question which arose from this exercise is to do with keeping the balance between the front and the back. Clearly, you don't make a skirt with an a-line front and a straight back (or vice versa), but how precise do you need to be in making sure you add the same amount of flare to each? And how do you go about being precise? Questions for the teacher on wednesday.