Easter Easter Lets go hoooome. So ive handed all my work in and im very ready to go home. Over easter ill be going to by my fabric for my final garment and i no the fabric that i want so lets hope they have it.

9.30 tomorrow is my hand in for buying and Merchandising so i decided to hand it in today just so i dont miss it. Writing the essay ended up being a lot easier than i though, i found it difficult at times to write but the fact that we got given our assignment quite early it gave me plenty of time to be able to write it to the standard i want it. i think the fact that i have worked in retail for about three years also helped me with writing the assignment. So yeah overall i was pretty please with my final copy and hopefully John will be too.

Today was my toile review which i was actually really nervous about. i was really pleased with my toile but was worried about the teachers comments just incase they wanted me to change it completely. My feedback was really positive and gave me the confidence boost i think i needed. i originally took one fabric sample into the review but karen remembered from my design review all the other samples i had. The one i took in with me was a black and white polka dot fabric which i thought would be good for my 50's theme, they preferred the other fabric samples i had which i loved because the colours are more vibrant and would make the dress more with todays trends but with a 50's style which i wanted to achieve.

Today was our hand in for Lectra which i wasnt as worried about as i have been for other hand ins because i found it easier to keep on top of my folder because most of what went in it we did in lessons. Pattern cutting is one of my favorite subjects so i found it really interesting learning more about it and learning the basic skills i need to use Lectra. Even though i really enjoyed it I did seem to struggle with some of the lessons, im quite slow when it come to computers especially when its all completely different and brand new. I would like to have more lessons on Lectra so when i come to use it on my own for future projects i can feel more comfortable and confident. Making the jersey t-shirt was a lot simpler and easier than i thought and i like being introduced to the different methods of hemming such as the twin needle.

Finally i finished all my 100 designs and presented my final collection today. I like the fact we were in small groups of four and we got to discuss each others work between us, because the other girls feedback helped me as well as the teachers. We decided on 2 out of the 6, which was a dress and an outfit made of a shirt and a skirt. But the outfit which pat and karen preferred i didnt and i had a better idea in my head of fabrics i wanted to use for the dress and just had a better image in my head. Also i didnt really want to make another shirt. Hopefully i made the right decision and wont regret it when it comes to making it.

Today was when everyone did there presentation on their chosen fashion capital in their groups. I really dont like presenting things in front of a class so i was pretty nervous. Me and clare had decided to do it on London as no one else was and its one of the biggest fashion capital. considering i live about 30 minutes from london and have done my whole life i still seemed to learn a lot more than i thought i would especially about hotspots and previous fashion weeks. Me and clare were the last group to do our presentation which i really didnt mind about because it meant there were less people around. Even though i thought ours was going to be really boring because everyone already knows a lot about London people seemed interested so i was happy with the end result.

At the beginning of this term because we have finished our illustration lessons we moved onto Buying and Merchandising, i was looking forward to having lessons outside of the studios and learning about a different side of the industry. I've never really thought about the B&M side of the industry but was really impressed by our teacher John Maynard and was really impressed by his experience and knowledge that he had from working and being very successful within buying and merchandising. I didnt think i was going to be interested in the subject but he changed my mind.