Simplicity 2698 skirt pattern is gradually becoming a favorite of mine and I don't even normally like wearing skirts. That front center seam just kills me..... I have the fit down and this time I barely even looked at the construction instructions. Actually, I didn't look at the Simplicity instructions at all and only peeked at the Sewaholic Cresent Skirt instructions when it got time to attach the zipper to the waistband facing. I wrote down some notes on the instructions sheet the last time I made a skirt and it was such a time saver since I knew exactly what I was talking about (don't you love it when you can read your own notes months later??). This was my first time making version E. I think I never made it before because the skirt front consists of two pieces with a seam down the center and I never wanted a center front seam. But since I dislike version J so much (too much of a tulip shape, not enough drape) and I was too lazy to make version I (ugh, those ...