I finished the Cream jacket and I like it. I’m a bit miffed at making the silly mistake of putting the zipper on the wrong side, but there you go. It should have gold studs at the corners of the fronts, and 2 along the bottom but I struggled with putting the studs in and didn’t want to spoil the jacket. It’s a poor pic of both the jacket and me, the shoulders look lumpy, and it looks a lot better when I’m stood up but there you are. We were having coffee in York, opposite Betty’s and the sun was in my eyes.
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Then there is my next big project. My son is getting married at the end of July, so I need a Nice dress/jacket. I’ve chosen this.
https://www.sewdirect.com/product/v1536/?attribute_size=E5+%2814-16-18-20-22%29I’ve got a lovely blue jacquard similar to this,
https://www.minerva.com/mp/1239327/embroidered-taffeta-fabric-duck-egg-blue&variant=1077640, but more ‘bluebell’ blue. (It’s a LOT more expensive than that fabric as well.). I’ve made my toile, lengthened it in the skirt and upper chest, shortened it in the waist and finally got the princess seam under the arm to fit properly.
My 83 year old mum was helping me, and I was fussing about the fit of the bust. It suddenly dawned on her, that this dress will fit ‘me’. The armholes won’t be too big and the shoulder seam will be on my shoulder instead of rolled forwards. She finally understood WHY I sew. It’s not a ‘poverty’ option, it’s a ‘made to fit’ option.
So I’ve altered my patterns and seriously considering making another toile just to ‘check’. Then it will be time to put scissors to fabric. Gulp.