My first challenge was to find matching fabric for the main part of the skirt. My initial idea was to try and find a yellow and white gingham fabric that matched the background of the hot dog fabric, but this proved to be quite difficult. As luck would have it I came across some rust colored linen fabric that matched the hot dogs exactly.

I drafted a dirndl-style skirt, using instructions from the book "Gertie's New Book for Better Sewing", by Gretchen Hirsch.  The construction of the skirt is basically a long rectangle, gathered into a waistband.  I used 4 full yards of length, so the finished skirt is quite full. I originally planned to make this a circle skirt but felt the pockets would work better on a gathered skirt. 

For the patch pockets, I cut out two rectangles from the hot dog fabric, making sure that the same parts of the graphic appeared on both.  I added a round top to the pocket because I wanted to turn down the top of the pocket.  I lined the pocket with some of the rust-colored fabric, turned the top down and added a yellow and white vintage button as an accent.  I attached both pockets to the front of the dress.

I'm happy with how the skirt came out.  At first I was concerned that the rust color would be overwhelming, but when I paired it with a yellow top and shoes, the whole outfit came together.  The skirt itself was very easy to draft and sew. My only issue is that I really hate doing gathers so that part was a bit tedious for me.  Overall I'm pleased that I was able to make something that highlighted the fabulous hot dog fabric so well.