Waistcoat Reflection

Through creating my waistcoat I have developed and improved both my knowledge and skills of pattern making. I have learnt how to develop a pattern from an early stage and focused on the reasons for the trial of patterns and how to create my own design from a basic block used for a variety of different garments.
Overall I think my movement from the block to my toile was succesful and I'm happy with the outcome.
Although I feel the outcome ws succesful, I would have liked to have created a further toile to readjust the neck line, as it does not fit as close to the body as I had designed. By creating this second toile I could have adjusted darts, and possibly added material where needed, to get my desired fit.

If I was to have created a final garment from my pattern, I would have made these improvements:

• A fastening inside of the wrap for more security.
• Interfacing around the bust line to give it more support and strength.
• Develop the darts on the waist, to give a better fit.
• I would choose a polyester material to hold the shape of the garment as it is hard to crease and also cost effective.