8-Gore Skirt and Princess Line Blouse

One of the last projects in our first quarter patternmaking class was drafting a simple gored skirt. We took measurements of the person for whom we were making the skirt, and plugged them into a sort of formula to draft the pattern.

I made mine for my girlfriend out of a basic cotton print fabric. The skirt is fully lined with cotton sateen and has an invisible zipper in the side, closing at the waistband with two small buttons.

In our second quarter construction class, we made a princess line blouse from a pattern. We got to choose the size and fabric, but there was no patternmaking involved. We did, however, have to create a spec sheet, sequence of construction, and technical sketch. Again, I made it for my girlfriend. The grey panels are Kona cotton and the black panels are cotton sateen. The side seams are French seams.