Weekend Project: Attempt fashion drawing

A looooong time ago I started a distance course in Fashion Design and Dressmaking at Stonebridge Associated Colleges. I did this because I love sewing and I really like clothes and always found myself spending money on especially interestingly designed/patterned items of clothing. I thought it would be wonderful to be able to make and design your own stuff. Alas, as it sometimes goes with these self-study ventures, life got in the way: first my work and then falling pregnant and having a baby... I stopped with unit 4 (of 12, I think) and just never carried on.

 

The other day I was sorting through a pile of old documents and found this little green workbook that focussed on sewing machines and overlockers and an assignment about the same, as well as one on creating your own seam gauge. I blew off all the figurative dust that had gathered there and decided to get down and do the assignment. I wasn't sure if I was going to be allowed to continue my course after having taken such an extended (and unnanounced) break. But today, in the post, I was sent the next unit and assignment as well as a marking sheet which said:

"A clear and accurate assignment Desiree. Congratulations on the birth of your baby".
And "Passed".

It looks like I am back in the game! Thanks to the super flexible nature of stonebridge distance courses...! But that also means: I need to practice my fashion drawing. It is nowhere close to where it should be at this stage, but with some practice - who knows what I'll be putting up here in future? And for anyone who is interested in joining me, here's a nice template to print out and use as a starting point: