Toile making

Now that we have chosen what design we are going to make we need to make a toile.
For my bralet I used dressmakers tape to mark on the stand where i wanted the seams to go and what shape i wanted the bra cups to be, then using a similar fabric to what i will be using for the real thing i modeled on the stand to get each pattern piece. These were then digitised onto Modaris so that i could create my final pattern, adding seam allowances etc.
It took me quite a while to model it on the stand as there were five pieces to model and all were quite an awkward shape but once they were done i got a really good idea of how my bralet will look once its made.
Now that my pieces are on Modaris i have been able to adjust them so that all the notches match accurately and that all my seams are the same length. I have walked my pieces round to make sure that the seams will match when it comes to sewing them.
All I need to do to the bralet now is add seam allowances and its ready to print. I am pleased with how its come out but am worried that during my adjustments i have changed it too much and it will no longer look how i intend it to. I guess the only way i will find out is to print it off and make the toile.
For the knickers i found a basic 'pants' block to trace round, i made a rough toile of the pants and found that they were HUGE. I am going to have to digitise the pattern block into Modaris and reshape it to make it much smaller. Once this is done i will have a pattern for my knickers. This shouldn't take me long so with any luck i will start making my toile in our next practical session.
Fingers crossed it will all go to plan

Picking my design

Yesterday we had to show our tutors our mini collection of 6 designs, in groups we decided which of the 6 we liked the most and chose which one we were going to make.
I will be making a bralet and knickers set but i am not entirely sure how its going to be made yet, i'm looking forward to starting working on the stand to figure out where my seams will be etc.