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This post is to catch up on the blog posts that I missed from the last week, and to give general updates on my progress so far.

I posted my Week 1 goals as:
Buy all clothes/fabric needed
Finish sketching out and finalizing designs
Confirm models
Start pattern drafting/cutting/sewing first pieces

Summary of what I accomplished in the first week:

Bought all needed clothes/fabric

Finalized two out of three designs/look ideas

Confirmed all models—got measurements from 2

Made a mock up of a pair of high-waist shorts

Made pattern for top

Some things in the first week definitely took longer than I expected them to. The primary example for this would have to be making the pattern for the first top. I’ve never made anything with a sweetheart neckline before, and I didn’t really know how to go about making this. I found this really awesome website that helps you make custom sized patterns. This is the one I used: http://www.burdastyle.com/techniques/draft-a-bodice-with-sweetheart-neckline. The only issue I had is that their instructions include using a regular bodice draft, which I didn’t have, so I had to draft one just to cut it up and use about a quarter of it. 

This process, which I expected to take about 30 minutes, ended up taking about 3 hours.

Goals for Week 2:

Finish top and shorts for first look

Get more than halfway finished with dress for second look

Get third model’s measurements

Finalize third design

Current progress:

Right now I have started work on the dress for the second look and I did a fitting with my model for the first look, so I’m hoping to try to finish that one up today. I also finalized my design for the third look.

Sketch for first look:

Sketch for second look:

Sketch for third look:

Progress on top:

Front:

Back: