Garment Construction Project

For second semester project, we had to create a garment of our choice using a pattern. The only rules were that it had to be made with woven fabric, have buttons or a zipper, and have pleats or darts. Other than these requirements, we were free to alter and create any pattern of our choosing. I chose this Butterick pattern with shorts and a matching bustier.

I loved the retro style with the tropical floral print, so for my project, I chose a similar print in a baby pink.
Here are the finished shorts, and I have yet to make the bustier:

The shorts ended up taking way longer than I expected! Cutting out the fabric and the general assembly, including the zipper, took no more than three days, and I thought I was right up at the finish line. But then hand sewing the waistband, fitting, attaching the hook and eye, and hemming, ended up taking over a week! It shows how tedious sewing clothes really is, especially if you're aiming for quality. The fast fashion industry has disrupted the value of clothes, because the prices do not reflect the amount of work that really goes in to making a finished garment.