Green maxi skirt with pockets

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Check out my new green maxi skirt! It's basically a long variation of two other shorter skirts I made with pockets this year (this one and this one). I wanted to see what would happen if I used a more flowy fabric instead of the quilting cotton. And it's DEFINITELY flowy. And full. I feel like a giant green goddess when I wear it. But it's very summery and comfortable.

UPDATE: this skirt was an early prototype for the Cleo Skirt pattern, now availablein my shop! 

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I found this fabric in the shirting section at Haberman Fabrics here in Michigan. It seems lighter than a shirting, though; I think it probably falls into the voile or lawn category (I talk more about garment fabrics in this post). I love that it has a silky sheen to it and it's very lightweight...one of those fabrics that you just have to feel. It's lovely.

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As far as the pattern goes, more than a few people have already asked me if I can turn this skirt into a pattern or a tutorial of some sort, but I'm struggling with that a bit because it's made-to-measure, so there really aren't any pattern pieces. It's basically four rectangles (six if you make it with pockets, eight if you make it with the contrast band at the bottom), so it's far easier just to figure out how big those rectangles are based on your measurements and cut them out with a rotary cutter and ruler rather than waste time and paper taping together giant rectangular pattern pieces. So is it a pattern? Ummm? Right now it's a set of instructions and diagrams and a worksheet. So almost a pattern, just without any pattern pieces. A printable tutorial? Anyway, for now it's just a class I'm teaching in person, until I figure a way to make it into something more widely available. Your thoughts are welcomed.