Dare i say it?

Toiling is important, Yes that's right. The "test" that you sew to make sure your pattern, fabric, style, porportions and all that are correct, is vital! i can not say it enough! During this stage you need to zoom in on any problems you had while sewing, so you can fix your pattern before getting to the real stuff.


You can see what you do and don't like, what looks better as a fashion illustration and what actually looks flattering as a garment ;)

Here is a toile for a little dress i made, you can see i was pinning and cutting the twist feature. I needed it to fit to the "shell" i had underneath. (Excuse the mess!)

Here is the final dress, notice how it now has sleeves and an underlayer? When toiling it is not neccesary to sew each feature or layer.

The finished product! It is a cute dress :) with a pale pink seersucker fabric, a shirred waist and chiffon frill hem.