Patterns done!

During my days off last week i completed my patterns which ended up taking two days because i mostly drew them up solo and called Katie over to help rule lines which in theory wasn't very efficient as i could of just cut the line straight away but a few times i discovered some short falls and wrongly ruled lines.

As i mentioned before the program i have used for this design spits out all the measurements required for each panel and gives me all kinds of numbers such as material requirements and pricing etc.

One of the discoveries i found in the research and development stage of the project is the program i am using spits out DXF files which is a autoCAD format. It displays a 2d drawing to scale of each panel therefore i converted the DXF to PDF which gave me a printable version. This gave me a idea of the shape, measurements and make up of each panel which in turn made it a hell of a lot easier.

So with the panels all cut on the second day which surprising took longer than i had thought i am now ready to cut fabric. A very daunting and scary prospect i must say. Its a hard feeling to describe you are cutting into something that you know has required X work and Y money but you need to cut in order to achieve the goal. Once i start cutting the first cut of panels i will be fine however screw ups are inevitable and no doubt ill learn a few things a long the way.

On a final note you are all probably wondering where the hell i am cutting. I talked about building my own cutting table which Katie said screw that Torpedo7 has tables used for packing. Just come and use one of those. So only on week days and the days i have spare i go to Collins road to make some progress. Hopefully i wont be there much longer but someone said to me on the phone last night, "Plan on it taking 2 days a week for a month. You may think it will be a 2 day job but let the days and hours happen".