6th - 10th May - Constructing final outfit

Carrying on from last week my aim was to finish my toile blouse at the start of this week to then start constructing my final outfit. The last few bits I had to do was create ruffles and sew this onto the neckline of the blouse. I wanted to test this out as I had never used ruffles before and wasn't sure how much fabric I needed to create the size and length of ruffle I needed.

I experimented with different sizes and overall I'm very happy with the size I have sewn onto the blouse. The ruffles work really well with this shape of neckline and show off the shape well.

I will definitely be using this size within my final garment.

Finished blouse toile ⬇️

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In the later part of the week I managed to start constructing my final dress garment. This went really well as I had a clear image on how it was supposed to look as I had created a toile before hand. I also remembered to sew in the darts which was something I had changed to my patterns after my toile to create a nicer fit.

I'm also really happy with the fabric, I choose cotton as this is a traditional fabric to use for dirndls and the fabric has created a really nice hangs and movement in the full circle skirt.

I then moved onto embroidering the neckline, overall I'm really happy with how this turned out as it compliments the neckline really well and its subtle. I choose to do a floral design as this a traditional German embroidery pattern and I wanted to bring in that traditional sense into the garment.

My next steps is to start constructing my final blouse and working to complete my final garments.

My finished dress ⬇️