Steam Ingenious is holding a contest: The idea is to use Simplicity Pattern 2172 in a unique way. I've ordered the pattern (why is post from the USA so expensive?!). I was thinking of making a sleeveless coat, something like this: For the skirt, I was thinking of making a high-low hem skirt with a bunch of ruffles, something like these designs: I'm not sure how I'm going to achieve all the cascading ruffles, but I have figured out the base skirt. You will need: a long skirt bias tape thread…