After yet more crawling around on my poor knees I managed to finish cutting all the main pattern pieces tonight, which means all the masking tape and fabric are finally off the floor. For now. 😂
The final preparation step is to hang all of the pieces for at least 24 hours. This is because they were cut on the bias – that means the fabric (which is already really drapey due to the rayon in it) is very stretchy and can grow on you. So by letting it hang, you’re allowing the pieces to stretch before you start sewing them together.
I was a little worried about how the skirt pieces would come out. It was hard to tell as I was cutting it whether the flower placement would be nicely random. The three pieces across the front are more similar than I’d like, but it’s still offset a bit and the Snook said he didn’t even notice. I’m not sure whether I have a big enough piece left to cut another one, so I think I’m stuck with it regardless.
I reckon I’ll leave these to hang tomorrow while I get onto the next task: cutting out most of the pieces again, this time in the lining fabric. (My back is killing me already…)