Pattern cutting excersise

We were given a pattern cutting excersise incorporating and introducing themes of dart manipulation and seam placement on a garment. Getting into a pair me and my partner began constructing a basic size ten pattern in paper from our pre made block. Using sellotape the paper dress was taped securely to the mannequin and then covered in numerous layers of sellotape. Once fully covered we began to draw new seam lines onto the paper/tape dress. This then removed the darts as we put seam lines through the bust points and dart points on the waist, hips and back. This also gave an insight into how to create complicated patterns with numerous pattern pieces.
   We cut out the new block shapes which we then traced onto paper applying a 1cm seam allowance around the newly cut pattern pieces. We changed the dress to an 18 pannelled dress thus giving good insight into creating unusual patterns from the basis of a basic dress pattern block.