Hihi I keep
forgetting to post my progress on here so here is a quick update on some of my
collection pieces.
The minion
outfit
This is the pink
canvas pinafore toile I started of messing about with. Here I have re-toiled it
and I wasn’t sure about the back as it hung lose and I wanted a waistband so
that it could fit some skorts (aka a skirt at the front but actual shorts on
the inside). I draped a simple and plain back bodice piece to the back (as
shown in first image). I still liked the pleated effect over the neckline so I
used this yellow net to create the pleat around the neck area; this created a
nice big oval shape. At first I felt like this was a really good idea as it
represented the minion shape very well but as a whole outfit together I feel like
it as just an oversized cape hanging over the shoulders.
Using the
jumpsuit pattern I sampled up a cropped t-shirt to complete the outfit. It is a
very simple and loose t-shirt, which is good for completing the outfit, as it
will go underneath the pinafore dress, but I feel like I still need to do
something to it and make it more interesting. I decided that I will use the
original pleated back piece from the pink canvas as I think this new back piece
isn’t very creative and different enough.
I did pattern
draft and toile the skort but I will probably use this in a different outfit.
Agnes outfit
Inspired by
Agnes’s ballet dress. I first started draping on the mannequin using a
non-stretch fabric I started of creating a leotard without realising that this
needs to be in a stretch material to be able to get in and out of, with it
being fitted and no fastening. I then re-toiled it with a stretch jersey, which
did not work out very well as it became loose after a bit of pulling and
stretching. I decided that I did not
want to create a dress fit for sports use or ballet dancing. So I used the
patterns from the original non-stretch toile and re-toiled adding darts and a
waistband so that I could add the skirt piece to the waistband and a zip on the
back to get in and out of the dress. I feel like this dress has progressed
really fast and worked out well.
This is another
quick toile; I will be using the exact fabric as this for the final. I intend
to keep these shorts simple, as I will be having a long t-shirt covering them.
