Monday 30th November= We presented our melting pot projects to the whole class, I was so nervous, I hate talking in front of groups of people, I had all of my work together apart form my sketchbook wasnt finished but as Karen said it didnt have to be finished for this week, I wasnt bothered, everything else was finished. I thought it went ok although they moaned that my sketchbook wasnt finished. Hardly anyone was nearly finished and there was only 6 of us with mood boards and final design boards. They told us off for not having the project finished. I felt relieved after I had presented mine it felt like a lot of weight had been lifted off my shoulders.
Wednesday 2nd December= We found out that the deadline for all of our Illustration work is in for next week! Steve gave us a sheet of paper with everything that has to be finished and handed in. I have everything apart form the scuba diver, I still can't find it. I redid it which didn't take me long, and then I started writing the evaluation of the class that we also have to have handed in for next week. It isnt a long evaluation but I'm in more of a creative mood than a writing mood and didn't get very far with it. We have next weeks lessons to have everything completed so I shall have it finished by then.
Thursday 3rd= Made the pattern for my shirt with no tutorial help, it was easier than I thought it would be, we got help form each other though which made it easier, it seemed what one person knew another didn't, but they knew something the other didn't, it was very good team work!
Friday 4th= Finished sewing my shorts and learnt how to stitch a curve, I found this easier than I thought I would. I was really relieved when I had finished my shorts, all of my garments are finished now. Next challenge is to make my shirt.

Tuesday 24th November= Catch up session with Jamie. I did the drawings of trainers from the session I missed, Hazel helped me do the first trainer and then I carried on doing 6 more on my own. It was quite easy. After that I did some research on Australia's fashion week for the presentation of fashion weeks around the world in january.
Wednesday 25th= Illustration with Steve, we carried on making our logos and labels, I made a few small changes to mine and wrote up about my 'collection', I finished it early! I was very surprised, I went through all of the work I have done with him so far, I have everything together apart from the scuba diver we did in the first lesson with him, I'm sure I had it on my memory stick but is not there, I shall look on my laptop when I get home as I have everything saved on there from my laptop as back up.
26th= Today was our last tutored pattern cutting lesson, we did different collars which I found it quite easy although you do have to be perfectly accurate to make sure it will fit perfectly around the neck.

Friday 20th November= Had a catch up session in the studio, I finished my bodice which took me FOREVER! I didnt have that much left to do so I didn't think it would take me that long, how WRONG I was! It took me ALL day! I kept making little mistakes and had to keep unpicking what I had jut sewn. I think I spent most of my time unpicking! I got there eventually and it felt like such an achievement when I had finaaly completed it at 4.00pm! i didnt get everything I wanted to get done as I wanted Caroline to help me redo some of my seams but that will have to wait for another day.

Monday 23th November= We drew manaquins first thing this morning in design. We drew them in different angles and after a while a drawing them differently each time made a human figre out of them and then added clothes on top. I enjoyed drawing the manaquins but after a while I got a bit frustrated because I' couldnt get the proportions of the body right. Having done life drawing for a year I felt really stupid that I was struggling to do it, but I am fine with copying, it's when I have to do it from memory that I find it hard, like today. After break thankfully I got to do something else which was shade with charcoal and then rub marks into it with a rubber. I have done exercises like these before so I felt really comfortable doing this and Sarah complimented my work and said that she could tell I had done it before. This was a huge confidence boost after this mornings downfall. After lunch we got to carry on with our melting pot project so I headed to the library and got swallowed by books on hinduism.

Tuesday 10th= I missed Jamie's IT session as I had a meeting with my learning support worker, in a couple of weeks we have a catch up day so I shall catch up on todays session then. After lunch we had a session with Sarah, she showed us a powerpoint and put us in groups for a topical debate on eco-friendly fashion that we are going to have after christmas. I am in the "for" panel, I think it is going to get quite heated as there are some big voices in the group! It shall certainly be interesting.

Wednesday 11th= Finished my fashion logo for my design label with some images that I copyed in Illustrator and some information on the "collection" I had made. I finished quite early as I had done most of it last lesson so i got copying images from the internet, I'm getting quite good at it now!

Thursday 12th= Pattern cutting was ok today, we did about buttons which I really enjpyed because I LOVE buttons! I have a MASSIVE collection of them, alot of them I only have the one of as I find them wherever I go, especially at work they are everywhere! We also did facings and interfacings, I really enjoyed doing this is found it really easy and understood what I had to do straight away, unlike everyone else, they all seemed to struggle, it made me very happy that I understood what we were doing for once!

Stella McCartney PowerPoint

Tuesday 3rd = I made my first proper flat drawing of a t-shirt today in Jamie's class, my first attempt wasn't very good, nor was my second or third. After a bit of practise I got the hang of it and started enjoying myself. Now we are doing fashion based computer things I am liking the sessions a whole lot more that before. I'm still not all that confident with it, but a bit more practise and I'm sure I'll bee fine!

Wednesday 4th= We made a fashion logo and label today for when we are proper fashion designers, it was quite exciting thinking that in the not to distant future we will be qualified fashion designers! Kind of scary to think about but really exciting at the same time. I am really pleased with my design and think it looks quite good!

Thursday 5th= We were shown how to put the sleeves on our bodices today, I found it ok actually, although I did have a few difficulties to start wth, I got there in the end and didn't have quite as much unpicking to do as some people! We were only told to sew one sleeve today as we are going to do the other tomorrow. In the afternoon we were shown how to make certain types of seams, i am going to need ALOT of practise with the square seam for this to be perfect! I can't get it round my head how you do it! I have done it a few times and keep getting the same bit wrong, although I am sure I am doing it how we were told. I need to get someone to help me.

Friday 6th= It was a catch up day on the sewing machines today which was good as this meant I got to finish my bodice. This took me nearly allday on/off as I kept getting little things wrong and had to keep unpicking it. I got to the point were I didn't think I would ever got it finished! I finally did at 4pm and was SO pleased with myself, it felt like a real achievment. throughout the day i made alot of the seams again that are in my folder. I made them look alot neater than my first attempts at them. I was hoping to get Caroline to help me with the square seam from yesturday but I didn't get to that stage as it took me so long to complete my bodice.

Monday 9th= We were given the new brief for our design project which is melting pot. I am really looking forward to it as I love looking to other cultures for inspiration. For this project I am looking into different religions and there wedding ceremonies and dresses. I am going to design a wedding dress for one of them, but I havent made up my mind yet what religion to use.

Thursday 29th= We were shown how to move darts in a pattern in pattern cutting. We did so many different samples of lots of different darts and we were given homework! It felt like I was at school again hehe. I think I get the jist of moving darts but I'm not that confident yet, I'm hoping that after I have completed the homework I will be understand more about how to move darts and where to move them too. After lunch we made patterns for a waisted bodice we made it into four patterns instead of two. I didnt get it all finished but have been told we will have time to finish it tomorrow.

Friday 30th= Second day of pattern cutting, wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. We made the template for an A-Line skirt that we are going to be making in construction next week. We were also shown how to make a circle skirt. I am going to make one in my size so that I have a better understanding of the making of one as we are not making these in construction. We finished all of our work for today early so we finished yesturdays work and did the homework, all I have left to do for the homework is cut out my patterns and put them in the correct envelope in my folder.

Monday 2nd= We went fabric sourcing in London which was really good. The stores were rather small, hot and clostraphobic for my liking but the fabrics they had were amazing! I got lots of samples and some ideas on what I want to do for my melting pot project that we start next week. We were being picked up by the V&A and I was hoping to visit it before we left but I didnt have time, we spent too long having a hot chocolate in a cafe off of Oxford Street! I am going to go up at christmas to see the exhibition that is on there, I might do abit of christmas shopping whilst im there aswell!