Well progress has been made although it occurred to me today that I'll probably struggle to get to 6 pieces before the deadline.
My black & silver Chanel jacket is as far along as I can get it, now I'm just waiting for the zippers to arrive (I had to order from overseas). Lining/facing is ready to go in once the zippers are in (separating zipper for the front closure, and zippered pockets instead of the patch pockets the pattern called for).
So in the interim, I made a decision on the Vogue blouse. Given the reviews for it, but still loving the look of it, I decided to use my mint green crepe de chine to make a (hopefully) wearable toile.
I went really, really slowly with my marking, cutting and sewing together. It turned out rather nicely, though there's a few things I'm not 100% happy with (like the sleeves, although by the time I got them in I was ready to be done on the whole project and couldn't be bothered pulling them and starting again. They don't look terrible, in my opinion). I misunderstood the instructions on the pleats and sewed them down to the bodice rather than stitching on the fold of the pleat, and it throws the fit off. I made a pleat in the back rather than gathering.
It was my first time putting in sleeve plackets (which actually surprised me, how have I not needed to do them before?) so they were hard work doing them for the first time in silk, however they turned out pretty well, and I think they give a lovely finish.
You only get photos on my dummy, as unfortunately, she's too small! A tad tight across the bust and upper arms, and the way I did the pleats accentuates the fact it's small in the bust. I definitely like this pattern, it'll look really lovely when it fits properly! But to get it to fit properly now I'll need to buy a new pattern to go the next size up. Considering I'm currently working in a tracksuit (
) I don't need work clothes right now, however it's just tempting fate to make it again in the too-small size! So, I'm putting it on hold.
She looks lovely styled with a pencil skirt on my smaller-than-me dummy!
This is the piece I think I'll replace the other blouse with;
It's a piece of chiffon in a pink camo-type print. It's actually left over from a dress I started to make for a friend's wedding last year, that I stupidly put a hole in the sleeve while overlocking the seam
I could have salvaged it but didn't love it so ended up buying RTW. But I kept the leftover piece (about half a metre) and the dress in case I needed to use the skirt. I think I'll just be able to squeeze out a very simple kimono sleeve top.
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