They look good! Looks like you did a good job!
As far as laying out patterns, just follow the directions that come with it, that should work. Might help if you press the fabric first to make sure there are no wrinkles.
...I also press the pattern...get all the folds and wrinkles out of it as well. Great job for first time clothes!!
I bought a folding cardboard thing with a grid and measuring marks on it that is perfect for laying on a table and cutting out patterns without hurting the table - but it was more of a cat-mischief solution. I used to just do it on the floor but then the cats would come over and lay on the pattern/fabric! If I got mad at them, then it they would get playful and rip the tissue paper of the pattern (crinkly paper is fun!). So I had to ignore them until they got bored and walked away. The cardboard thing has teeth marks in it - I think they got mad at it since it took their fun away!
I wasn’t very clear in my description on how I prepared up to the point of cutting the fabric. First of all, the pattern is a downloadable pattern, so if/when the paper becomes too ragged to use or when I need to go up to the next size all I have to do is print out a new pattern. I was thinking about that and wondering what people used to do in the “old days” of tissue patterns.
I used a 100% cotton “quilting” weight. I think maybe a discussion about materials might be one of our future topics! So I washed the material in cold water. Dried it. Ironed it. Folded it in half and pinned the pattern on. Since I haven’t done a lot of sewing I’m guessing that although my pins are probably a little less than 10 years old they’re still sharp. At least they go into my fingertips easy enough. Ouch! I hope it was correct to fold parallel to the selvage. The scissors I use are only ever used for fabric. They stay in a little sewing box I have. Now, that said, I noticed that they all of a sudden have a burr in them halfway up the blade. I have absolutely no idea how it would have gotten there except that at some point something other than fabric was cut, but it wasn’t by me. So I’m hoping that can be smoothed out by a good sharpening. Anyway, then I cut the fabric by letting most of the fabric & pattern sit on the table while I lifted just what I needed to to be able to cut. Like I said, it mostly worked out well, it just seemed a little cumbersome.
Thank you all for your input! Anyone else have any projects they have going on?