Summer Internship: Day 20

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!  I cannot believe that this week is already over!  I have begun on my third sweater project; this one a little different from the last two.  That has been the really fun part of doing the same garment.  I have the opportunity to make modifications to change the look.  This time, I wanted to go for a little bit more sporty of a style.

I am changing the style in that the waistband will be cinched in by a drawstring and above that, a front pocket will be placed.  The fabric swatch above will be used in the body pieces, while the bottom swatch will be used on arm pieces and trims.

To get started on these changes, I needed to make myself a pattern for the pocket.  I used my previous sweater to lay out markings of appropriate dimension (pins).

I came up with the bottom portion being the longest (11 inches) and the top portion being shortest (8 inches).  The sides would be curved in for hands to be able to slide in and out.

I sketched out these dimensions onto pattern paper.

The measurements had to be again, extended for seam allowance.

Take into consideration, right now it looks like the Pizza Hut sign versus a pocket, but you learn in sewing that things tend to change before your eyes as you are putting it together:)

The next task for this new garment was the drawstring/elastic waistband; which I have never attempted.  This required the placement of grommets (my new favorite word!).

I marked off in the center of the waistband where the grommets should be placed.  I then went from the back of the fabric and sniped a very tiny hole in the two spots; which then led me to using a tool!

  
This little guy takes the metal grommet and presses it down into place so you are left with...

A place for your drawstring to slide through!  So now you know what those little holes are called; GROMMETS!

This was as far as I got today but I guarantee that by Monday, I will yet again, have another sweater:)