Pin It And Finish It

I came in extra early today to ensure i was able to secure a sewing machine, surprising the fabric was easy to sew with which i wasn't expecting as the fabric is so thick. I was trying hard to ensure i finished making my garment so i was able to photography my final outcome. Sewing the garment was easier than sewing the pockets. I found it difficult to make the pockets because of its 3D shape but one i made one the second one was a lot easier to make. Another trouble i cam across is when i was attaching the two top panels together i made a mistake twice on the front so i had to unpick it twice. Because of this it was causing the fabric to fray which was causing me to worry as i didn't want it to effect the print and also to show up. To help with this when sewing together the third tome i had to increase the seam allowance a lot more to try and stop the fraying showing and effecting the garment.

Time was running out and it was coming to the end of the day and i hadn't finished my garment yet, i still had my pockets to put on and also put in my zip. I decided that the best thing to do was the pin the pockets onto the garment inwards so that the pins cant be seen. At first i wasn't sure if i wanted to still at the pockets i asked the opinion of my peers and they felt like i still was not certain so i also asked the opinion of my tutor and she also agreed that i should still add in the pockets and pin it on to see how i like it. So i decided to pin it place in the way i wanted it to look. I actually really like the way it looked but i felt like the pockets was a bit too long so i cut off about 5 to 10iches off and repined it for the photo shoot. I actually couldn't get the model i originally wanted as she was busy as she had to look i wanted (dark skin and natural Afro hair) which went with what i was exploring in my book so i decided to go with someone else who id and excellent job. I pink my garment at the size as i hadn't added the zip yet, I borrowed a scarf from one of my friends which i felt would look perfect with the garment and use it to tie her hair up. I was very pleased with my photos from the photo shoot and these are some of my favorites. I decided not to add the belt and the under layer as I like the way it look as it was and i didn't want to over do it.

After the photo shoot i went straight back to finishing of my garment and surprisingly *not* the last to things i had left to do were the hardest. I didn't know how to actually attach the pockets to the garment, a few people gave me different opinions on how i may be able to do it. One of my friends suggested sewing from the inside from both sides then hand sewing the bottom but i decided not to it. After thinking on it i came up with an idea which i thought would work which it did successfully. I decided to fold in the edges inwards and sew on the outside as if i was sewing a hem. The only difficulty was because the bottom half of the dress is so full it it was hard to get the pockets at the right angle so  could see what i was doing it aside from that it stress free. Another thing i tried to avoided was the zip which i also hate doing but i was surprised at how well it turned out. Because i bought an invisible zip and the fabric i had i knew i was going to be hard to do so my tutor help show me the best way to sew the zip and without her i don't know how i would of sewn the zip in. But overall I'm very happy with my final outcome and the quality of my making.