The Couture School Day 1

               

Here is a day by day run down of my experience at the Susan Khalje Couture School.  Going off my notes from class but I think it will give a basic idea of the process.

First got together and shared fabric choices and pattern.  Here is just a sampling of students and their projects. 

 Wendy did a lovely dress in a fabric I can't quite describe except for exquisite.  The color was a gray/green so beautiful.

 Sarah (of Goodbyevalentino.com) worked on a dress for her daughters wedding.  Must go to her blog and see how beautiful it turned out.

 Nel shared some of the most unique and gorgeous fabrics with us.  She worked on a few projects, my favourite being a purple velvet jacket.

 Had to show this fabric.

 Diana decided to work on two French Jackets.  One for herself in this fabric and one in black for her daughter.  Really perfect.

 Leisa (achalengingsew.com) here showed the fabric for her motorcycle jacket.  It turned out so nicely.  A little peek of Norma (orange lingerie) with silk on her lap for a camisole. 

 This was a fabric Leisa gave to Cissie who made a beautiful outfit.  Check out pattern review for the finished product.

The majority of these amazing fabrics came from Mendel Goldberg Fabrics, NYC.  

This is the pattern and the fabric I used. 

    

Put on my muslin for a first fitting.  My left hand side was fit by Susan as you can somewhat see in the picture.  I then transferred the changes made on the left side to the right side of the muslin.

The waistline was adjusted for sitting about an inch above my natural waistline.  

The skirt fit seemed pretty good, though we worked with the pleats in front so they would lay flat.  

Traced the muslin onto my silk organza using large sheets of tracing paper.  Susan Khalje has the tracing paper in multiple colors.

Then thread traced organza to my fabric.

I used every last inch of my fabric.