Burda Style For people who sew
Description
BWOF 08/2009 #119 With alterations.
Boy, this one was a LOT of work!
This is a petite pattern, so I had to lengthen it by 2,5cm.
I am glad I made a muslin for this jacket before cutting the fashion fabric. The overall fit was fine, but the neckline/collar was too wide for my liking. I think that was the design of the jacket, not some flaw in pattern, but I prefer a mandarin collar that doesn’t gap from my tiny neck. Hence, I closed the neckline a bit, and I had to redraft a collar to fit the new neckline shape.
You can see my alterations on pattern images.
The fabric I used is some kind of cotton velour. It is very stiff and I had to stay stitch by hand all the seam allowances to prevent them making bulk under lining. It took me few nights to finish the hand sewing (10 seams x 2 seam allowances = 20 lines of hand stitching!).
I made a coat and a jacket in a row. That was a lot of work! I think I’ll continue with some easier projects, to give me some break ;-)
Material Notes
Cotton velour Lining Interfacing Buttons
Categories
- Season
- Fall
- For
- Women
- Garment Type
- Jacket/Blazer
- Style
- Casual
- Material
- Cotton
16 Comments
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Nov 7, 2009, 08.43 PMby Almatinka
Beautiful workmanship and a perfect fit! But then again – you’ve always made wonderful outfits!!! :-)
Oct 1, 2009, 02.24 PMby Milkyway
Ohhhhhh looksss amazing I really like your creations!!! your alterations were brilliant, well done as always
Sep 30, 2009, 04.03 AMby Arete
I love your alteration of the pattern! Great result ! Such a beautiful work and collar part looks perfect!
Sep 29, 2009, 09.14 PMby Marija Cosic
Sve pohvale za rad! Pedantno i odlicno kao i sve do sada sto sam videla od tvojih radova!
Sep 28, 2009, 05.11 PMby capraia
Great fit and great colour!
Sep 27, 2009, 08.08 PMby ink
This jacket is so sexy! I really love it buttoned up.
The collar and neckline frame your face beautifully
when it is fully buttoned. Your stitching/seaming is
as usual flawless!!!!!!! (I also love how you are standing
in front of the framed prints with the various shades of green!
-subtly picks up the jacket colour.) Beautiful!
Sep 27, 2009, 01.48 AMby SallyLeigh
Wow! So professional, looks great on you. It reminds me a tiny bit of 99 from “Get Smart” (in a really good way, that is!)
Sep 23, 2009, 08.14 PMby djo84past
1 Reply
Sep 24, 2009, 08.49 AMby AnaJan
Hi there! The pattern is from the Burda World of Fashion (BWOF) magazine, August 2009.
Sep 23, 2009, 08.14 PMby djo84past
Sep 22, 2009, 04.51 PMby javiertellez
good job!
Sep 22, 2009, 01.07 PMby Miss-G
With all the hard work and alterations, you’ve created a really beautiful jacket. Now you can enjoy wearing it. I love the colour too.
Sep 22, 2009, 12.12 PMby teodora.godar
Ti si stvarno divna. Super je jaknica i super ti stoji! Jos jedno bravo!!!
Sep 22, 2009, 10.46 AMby sewella
It’s gorgeous!
Sep 22, 2009, 10.20 AMby Ghainskom
Oh, this one is on my list! Yours came out beau-ti-ful!
Sep 22, 2009, 10.13 AMby LYBU
Absolutely beautiful and professional made jacket. Suits you perfect!
Sep 22, 2009, 10.09 AMby immi.
You have done a good job!
It is really interesting to follow your explanations – thank you for publishing.
This jacket looks quiet perfect.