Creating my pattern pieces for my toile!

To begin in the making of my toile I had to create pattern pieces so I would get the correct measurements in my material. Firstly I began by measuring the length of the of the skirt which was 50 cm. I then measured the hip line which was 22.5cm from the waist. I then measured the pleats by 5.5cm each as shown below in picture.

After creating my pleats 5.5cm in W I folded the pattern to create pleats. This will end up being the final effect in my fabric.


Above is a picture of my pattern piece on the mannequin.

- From doing I then measured the hips of the mannequin which was 99.5cm. I then measured the waist on the mannequin. From this I could work out the ease that was needed (25.5cm)
The picture above shows I didn't have enough pattern paper to fit around the body of the mannequin. However....
I overcame this problem by adding a extra panel so the pleats fit around the hip and now need to manipulate the waist to make the area fit. Problem solved! This now fits !I then created more pattern pieces by separating my originals and masking taping the pattern piece to a new one so I could add a 1.5 seam allowance around the outside and where the hip line was.