Next up is the jacket. Because one was planned in my SWAP Fall/Winter 2014 even though I ended up using neither of the pattern candidates & was perfectly willing to sacrifice the idea of a jacket when I decided maybe a pull-over would suit this fabric better. I was lucky my frugal layout allowed me […]
So with the pattern sorted next up is fabric prep & construction… Fabric & Notions Used This being a jacket to match my new reversible(ish) pencil skirt, I used mostly the same material as the skirt, namely… Teal & Brown Wool Acrylic Print Novelty Knit from the sweater knit section of Mood NYC. YKK Excella […]
OK, there’s a fair few photos to show for this project, so I’m mixing things up a bit and splitting this into two posts. First up, the pattern & alterations. The Design & Pattern Burdastyle 2013-11-117 Doesn’t the jacket look so cool in Burda magazine’s photos? I was seduced. Ever since I sew Marc Jacob’s […]
Hello everyone. I hope you all had a most wonderful Xmas & festive New Year! Or at least a relaxing holiday! Mine was a bit stressful: First time catering solo for 7 (we don’t usually celebrate). Plus having to finish up cleaning & home decorating that I’ve been avoiding for ages. But none of that […]
Lastly, mopping up the too-big-to-trash scraps of the orange-black double-sided sweater knit are these experiments with an Aviator style hat & a pair of convertible mittens. Style Shots & Mug Shots WORN WITH: 1 Self-drafted mock-wrap skirt, Burda 2015-10-109 sweater, Burda 2013-11-117 jacket; The Cat-ear Aviator Cap Inspirations, Design, & Pattern I had collected […]
