Work in Progress

I decided to share some photos of the work in progress of my sister's prom dress and what steps I take in making it from start to finish.

1. The first thing I do is I cut out the entire pattern at the biggest size - in this case size 20! My sister is tiny so she needs the smallest size which is a 12 and even then I will probably need to make it smaller.

2. Once I have cut out all the pattern pieces I select only the pieces I need for view B and I put the rest back in the envelope. Using a low setting I then iron the pattern pieces as flat as possible.

3.  I then trace the relevant size onto dot and cross paper, making sure that I transfer all the markings such as notches, dots and pattern information. I then go over all my pencil markings with a black pen so that the markings are clear. I iron the pieces flat and then I'm ready to start pinning onto my fabric.