Sewing class, day two

Much work was completed this week. It's amazing how fast we are moving along. We spent a few minutes learning how to sew curves and finish them on the wrong side by using either clipping or notching so that they don't pucker weirdly. And then we reviewed the pattern and got to work cutting out our pieces. A couple things I hope not to forget, the hemline refers to the top of the piece, there are lines on patterns that should run with the grain, you can position things in such a way to get what you need centered on something if you think about where you're cutting before you do it, and that long and narrow items are difficult to keep straight when cutting (I ended up using my pencil to draw the line on the fabric, then removed the pattern and cut along the line). We have a rather large class and there wasn't enough room in our area for everyone to lay out and cut their fabric so a couple of us were sent to this super advanced classroom across the hall to use their tables. Egads! Are those ladies ever talented.

clipping and notching - done when sewing either a concave or convex curve in order to get a smooth result on the finished edge

an example of my own work - yes, it's a part of the apron!