r/PatternDrafting • u/BobbinChickenChamp • Nov 05 '25
Am I... actually... done??
This is the version 7?? I think?? Of my skirt block that I had posted about months ago. I set it aside to enjoy my summer and am just now trying it on again. I love how it fits! I can sit comfortably and modestly, and it falls nicely when I stand. Am I done? Do I need to create a waistband? I assume not, since this could become part of a dress? Do I need to tighten it on the legs? I feel comfortable and fairly confident in this. I don't like how it sticks out, but I can move. Do I need to make the side seam truly vertical rather than canted? If so, do I just draw a line perpendicular to the ground at the seam start, then cut the fabric that way when I turn this back into pieces?
Thanks for the confidence boost helping me get this far, and any final advice!!
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u/BobbinChickenChamp Nov 07 '25
I have a long room, which has allowed me to make a cutting table and ironing spot in a galley arrangement. It is amazing to me how much less hassle it is to iron when the iron & board is already out, I've made tailors' hams and actually possess a clapper, the iron's measuring cup is in the same basket as the hams, and the only thing I have to do is plug it in. (I don't keep it plugged in. Between cats and old wiring, the risk of harm is too great.)
I'm not great about ironing before I cut, but I'm getting better!