For my final toile design I looked at a selection of different ideas and concepts that I could use for my outcome. I came to a conclusion of creating a Urban Fairy Tale so inspired by my theme I used my ideas to create my final skirt.
Here I am preparing my fabric to place my pattern peices on. I doubled the fabric so I could get two petal shapes in order for me to sew together and bag out.
Below is a picture of my final fabrics for my skirt, the colours reflect my theme ' Urban Fairy tale'.
- Shiny white material to reflect the fairy tale
- Green and grey material to reflect the Urban colour in my design.
Below is a picture of my petal stencil that I am going to place on top of my skirt as an embellishment.
I then began to create my first draft of my pattern and began tracing of each pattern piece so I could draw in my darts. 
Once I had completed my two paper front and back pattern pieces I pined them onto the calico upside down. I did this to ensure I did not waste any fabric. (As shown below)
I then inserted a centre zip into the centre back of my toile.
Below the picture shows tacking in my zip to hold it in place whilst it was being sewn, this can then be un picked when the zip is firmly in place.
I then began to construct petals in my three fabrics I had bought to be sewn onto my skirt. A problem that occurred during manufacture of this was that the thinner shinny material that I had picked (shown in pictures below this) to convey ' Fairy Tale' was very slippy, so therefore it was a slow process.
Below the picture shows tacking in my zip to hold it in place whilst it was being sewn, this can then be un picked when the zip is firmly in place.I then began to construct petals in my three fabrics I had bought to be sewn onto my skirt. A problem that occurred during manufacture of this was that the thinner shinny material that I had picked (shown in pictures below this) to convey ' Fairy Tale' was very slippy, so therefore it was a slow process.Below I began reducing the bulk by cutting away the seam allowance to ensure a neat finish to the petals.
I then added a facing to my skirt and I did this by also making a paper first draft and pinning it onto my fabric. I wanted to add a facing to my skirt as it would supply quality and make the waistline on my skirt much stronger and give it a neater finish. 
I had to use the facing pattern to cut out some interfacing that I ironed to the facing. I made sure I also over locked the material as this would stop the edges of my fabric from fraying.
I then attached the facing to the waist of my skirt...
After I had completed the facing I began to sew my embellishments (petals) on to my toile I layered them on top of one another as I wanted to create a layered effect. 
I wanted the petals to be symmetrical to one another this is what the petals look like once layerd :)
I then added a facing to my skirt and I did this by also making a paper first draft and pinning it onto my fabric. I wanted to add a facing to my skirt as it would supply quality and make the waistline on my skirt much stronger and give it a neater finish. I had to use the facing pattern to cut out some interfacing that I ironed to the facing. I made sure I also over locked the material as this would stop the edges of my fabric from fraying.I then attached the facing to the waist of my skirt...After I had completed the facing I began to sew my embellishments (petals) on to my toile I layered them on top of one another as I wanted to create a layered effect. I wanted the petals to be symmetrical to one another this is what the petals look like once layerd :)
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