I just drew the slopers of my shorts and I’m going to cut it out and make a quick mock up to see how it fits lengthwise. I wrote out the order of steps in making the skirt and shorts as well.
The fabric I ordered also finally arrived! I couldn’t do as much as I wanted over the weekend as I was trying to catch up on sewing samples (which I’m pretty much done with) and other deadlines.
After putting the front and the back of the garment together, the waist area looks a little big and the bottom is too tight. After class, I made a few adjustments to the garment so that it fits better. I also made and attached the sleeves. The sleeves look a little weird and a little bigger than I wanted. I will be working on adjusting the sleeves so that it fits better. After doing so, I will be cutting the garment apart and tracing it for the final measurements.
I was also able to purchase black bias tape in case the ribbon is too hard to work with.
I wanted to test out my patterning of the skirt with pockets, so I made a muslin mockup. I like how the pockets turned out but i think I will make the pocket bag bigger than the standard size for my final piece. My waistband fabric cover was also too short to go entirely around my waist but the gist of the garment is there. It took a lot longer than I expected but I like the general shape of the skirt and the way the pockets lay.
Need to finish drafting full scale sloper. The back pattern is the same as the standard one we did in class, with the exception that the darts at the top will be removed and the pattern will not be taken in at the waist as I have decided to use an elastic waistband.
Below are my 1/4 sloper patterns
Below are my full scale sloper patterns
