Is It All Downhill From Here?

Last week our second ensemble was due and I kid you not, I have hit my peak. The skirt I made was the most beautiful garment I have ever created...I may feel that way about the future garments I create but in this moment I have not made anything prettier than this skirt! I'm telling you! The excitement I'm feeling is motivating me to march on, continue patterning, drafting, prototyping, and sewing. This week is our spring break and while Florida sounds very nice, I am staying here to continue working on my collection and hopefully whipping out an additional couple looks.

I am really proud of myself for how far I've come. I'm able to see that myself and everyone else in my class has their strengths and weaknesses. Sewing has never been my strongest suit and it is hard not to compare my projects to everyone else's when there are several people in my class who are amazing at sewing! They have always motivated me to do better and be better, but it's easy to get down on myself for not turning in something that I would love to be perfectly constructed. Especially when I know I tried to make something beautifully constructed and it comes out less than. I am feeling more confident about my sewing abilities with this collection and I feel that it's showing. The first two ensembles I have made are (not to come off as braggadocios) the best that I have ever done. Part of it is that I really am taking my time (a lot...a lot of time) and putting all my love and care into the clothes that I am sewing. I think I used to get frustrated when things didn't turn out well and just throw in the towel then. Part of it may also be that I am excited to make these clothes, whereas previously I may not have had that excitement to motivate me to do my best.

Anyway, I am really pleased with how everything is coming along and it's starting to become real that my collection will walk the runway in a little over a month...how crazy is that? Here's a photo of my weaving applique I made a couple weekends ago to sew onto a shirt as part of my second ensemble.