Burda Style For people who sew
Description
I know I say this every time, but this is the best thing I have ever made! It blows everything else out of the water. The making of this jacket even brought on a small revelation (for a later post). I’m not going to lie, it took a really long time to make, like a month and a half. Not because that’s how long you would actually need to make it, but because I made a toile, I made adjustments, I altered the pattern for future reference and most importantly I didn’t rush it! I took my time, I blind stitched the hem by hand, along with the lining, and I enjoyed it.
I used an early 1940’s Vintage Vogue pattern (I’ll post the number when I find it). It depicted the jacket as more of a cotton or viscose dress jacket to be worn over a slip, however I interpreted it as a modern/vintage suit jacket.
I made it out of a nice mid weight crepe with great drape, and fully lined it in beautiful liquid Mercury grey silk. It has a nice nipped waist where it closes with an internal button and loop. But instead of yammering on about the details, here are some close ups -
As to Why I am green in the first few pictures, Well you can read about that here – Molly-Made
Material Notes
Black Crepe
Grey Silk lining
Difficulty
Intermediate
Categories
- For
- Women
- Garment Type
- Jacket/Blazer
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Sep 18, 2012, 12.07 PMby yeshlekhaesh
wow- amazing!
Sep 7, 2012, 11.56 AMby pambox
Gorgeous, Molly! Great to see something new from you.
Sep 5, 2012, 06.07 PMby tirrs
lovely!
Sep 4, 2012, 11.40 AMby tungufoss
Molly the Maleficent! It has a nice ring to it. Beautiful workmanship.
Sep 4, 2012, 07.12 AMby Mary Athey
fabulous darling!!! the photos are first class as well x