It seems pretty clear that many of us are wishing we had more jackets/blazers in our closets. So let's inspire and encourage each other to make one (or a few!) this year!
We can loosely call this a sewalong and use the hashtag #YearOfTheJacket, but there aren't going to be any deadlines set in stone - just the goal of doing something together. =)
I already made a mockup from a vintage pattern at least a year ago. I ended up putting it aside because I had other more pressing projects and there were more pattern alterations than I felt like messing with at the time. But I have this beautifully bright yellow stretch wool (and matching stretch lining) that reeeeaallly needs to be wearable!
So who's in for some jacket/blazer making? Choose a pattern and start on a mockup - we can all share our progress and help with any fitting that needs a collective set of eyes/minds.
What patterns & fabrics are you considering? I wanna see your #YearOfTheJacket posts!
#Vogue6552 #vintagesewingpattern
I spent the day priming things for paint and then I remembered to shoot a quick video. #SewingStudioBuild
I started cutting all the edges while Janet was away yesterday morning. When she got back after lunch, she pulled out a roller and started filling in. I'll put a pic below in the comments. #SewingStudioBuild
We broke for lunch and then came back with a portal ac unit plugged in to an extention cord from the house. Can't wait until they finished hooking up all the electrical and we have the mini split cooling the room for us - it was stupid humid today! #SewingStudioBuild
Two days after my son turned in his last paper for his bachelor's degree, I finished my shirt sewing project. Eight shirts, made to measure. Most of the fabrics are linen. Yes, regrettably you can tell exactly when I got my sewing machine repaired... but I hope these help him as he moves through his master's program and in life.
We had a very quiet Thanksgiving, and I'm doing palate cleansers between the shirts in my shirt gift project, so I ran through the scrap pile and made myself an apron.
Aprons, IME, should be made of thicker fabrics in order to actually prevent splashes and stains from getting to your real clothes. Both of these were skirt leftover bits :)
