Week 9- Sneak Peek at look 2!

Hi Everyone!

This last week has been a busy one but that is great because it means I got a lot of work done! I started the week by working on the final look for my second capstone look which is the first photo attached. It is a long, button up dress with a blue pinstriped fabric. I chose to have the stripes go different ways, so the stripes are horizontal on the top and vertical on the bottom. On most of the pieces in my collection, I am wanting to incorporate nice finishing's. In this dress, I added a facing to all the edges, french seams for all the seams on the inside, and I did some chain stitches for the belt loops. I also wanted to tie another fabric from the collection into this look, so I chose to use my white fabric for the belt to bring the fit in at the waist. I absolutely love the dark blue buttons that draw in the dark blue color from my plaid pants!

I have a extra surprise for you all this week! I mentioned above it has been a busy week and that is because I have been hard at work on my third capstone look. This third look is a romper that is made with a blue chambray fabric and accented with a white ruffle. It is very fitted and then the shorts that have to be attached are very loose. I have finished the patterns and sample during this past week. Yesterday, I started working on the final fabric of this look and the fit of this outfit is so good! I'm planning on going back to working on this right after publishing this post but I am so happy with the amount I have completed this week! I have attached a sneak peek of what I have completed of the third look also on this blog!

Lets hope this next week is as successful as this past week!

- Ashley Danner

Week 8- Look 2 sample finished!

Hi everyone!

This week I am giving you all a sneak peek of my second capstone look sample!

This past week I made great progress with my second look! I started by cutting out my sample fabric and moved on to sewing the full look. I am really happy on how this look went together. All of my pattern pieces were done great because while I was putting it together, everything seemed to go together very well! That makes the sewing process go a little faster and that very much was the case for this dress.

I think doing a sample can be very beneficial most times because during the process you can take note of some parts that you would like to change to make the final product even better. I took note of some changes during construction that I will incorporate into the final look.

I am very happy with the silhouette and look of this dress. I feel like it is very much the aesthetic I was going for in this collection. I can not wait to see it in the light blue, pinstriped fabric. I cut out my final fabric yesterday and after this blog is posted, I plan on starting to sew the final look. My goal is to have it sewn completely by tomorrow, so be sure to look for a glimpse of it next week!

Until next week, Ashley Danner

Week 7- Look 2 patterns done!

Happy Sunday!

Wow, another week has went by!

This past week I have been working on my pattern for my button up, pinstripe dress. I finished it this weekend and I am super excited to start working on constructing it. As soon as this is posted, I plan on getting back to work and cutting it out of the sample fabric. Once that is done, I will start sewing it and making sure I have the order of operations correct before starting to construct it in my final fabric.

This next week,  I plan on constructing the sample of look 2, along with getting more patterns of a couple of my extra looks finished. Once those extra looks are patterned, I plan on making samples for those also.

Lets hope this is a very productive week! Check back next week to see how the fitting for Look 2 turned out!

Until next time, Ashley Danner

Week 7 - Patterns are complete!

Week 6 - Knit Samples!

As of week 6, I am officially over half-way done with my patterns! Woohoo! (That's assuming I'll be making all 8 of my looks, but I'm looking to narrow it down to possibly 6. Making a collection is a lot of work.)

I have not mentioned this exciting news yet, but I am working on a collaboration to include some custom knits in my collection! I'm hoping this will break up the flat colors, and add some excitement to the collection!
 

Week 6- Look 2 Illustration!

Happy Sunday!

I hope everyone had a great week! I can not believe this was the sixth week of the semester already!

It feels really great to start working on the second look, as I have started to do this last week. Among the second look, I also have started working on a few of my extra looks because I want a 6 ensemble collection by the end of this semester.

This next graded look is one of my favorites in my collection. I can't wait to start making it in the final fabric I have picked out and to see how it looks! My photo for this week is a illustration of the next look! It is a long, button up lightweight dress that is a blue pinstriped fabric. I feel like this dress goes very well with my inspiration for the collection! Also, I really like constructing dresses so that makes this ensemble more exciting for me!

For this next week, I plan on working a lot on the pattern and a few of the extra looks patterns. After I have the patterns done, I will be making a sample out of my test fabric. This allows me to look at how the fit is before moving into my final fabric. It will be a busy next week but I have a feeling that is how it will be for the final two months of the semester!

Have a great next week!
- Ashley Danner