Summer Internship: Day 19

The process of sewing really speeds up when materials have been cut and measured!  I jumped right into sewing today.  Christopher has been teaching me in a way where I watch things being done, then try with his guidance, and finally do on my own and have him assess the work.  I have reached that last step.  I go through in my process trying to remember which steps come first and how things should look when it comes together.  Occasionally I will break Christopher from his concentration to ask him questions to make sure I am on the right track but for the most part, I am feeling more and more confident everyday in my abilities and it is because I have an incredible mentor to guide me.  This internship was a blessing!  

...But aside from that:)  I finished another sweater today!  I will go through my finishing steps that got me there:

I knew that I wanted to incorporate a pocket so that was one of the first things to be done after cutting the pieces.  I used my previous sweater in deciding its placement and those measurements were distributed to the front body piece.  

The body pieces were then stitched along that arm hole curve.  When these are completely sewn all together piece by piece, you have yourself a nice poncho; however, I prefer sleeves, which were the next part to form.

The final touch is to attach on the collar, cuffs, and waistband.  This is especially tricky on the cuffs because they are SO tiny!  Again, I used my serger on all of this (except for minor stitching on the pocket front).  

When it was all completed, I had yet another garment to feel proud of!  And here is why:

But most of all, because I made it and there is not another one like it:)