So today I decided to make a start on my under-dress muslin, and also trial the embroideries, that will be going on the dresses.
My first hurdle? Dealing with instructions that are obviously written by a non-sewer. Sewing terminology and processes are so ingrained into my brain, that the sight of "the side panels are two trapezoids with a gore in the middle", is enough to make me twitch. Some measurements are missing, and others you are told to guess. As you can imagine, it is stressing out my tiny little obsessive brain.
I have made my first seamstress change to the process. I have drafted to pattern paper, rather than straight onto the fabric. While I appreciate the "no waste" method for cutting, I just need pattern pieces.
I think I need another coffee, before I tackle anything else.