AnotherView

AnotherView
Originally uploaded by Danvillegirl

I am making slow progress on my jacket. I have had to refit the back and back side pieces. Too full in the upper back. I may also take a deeper seam in the shoulder. McCall's jackets seem to run large on me. The pattern calls for a small shoulder pad. With this jacket you have a gathered sleeve cap and a thick shoulder pad I think will be to much.

Fabric is great to sew with. Not a lot more to do. I have topstitched the front and back princess seams. Lining unit is complete. I only need to add sleeves to this then attached both units.

V7975

V7975
Originally uploaded by Danvillegirl

This is the other pattern recently purchased from Vogue. I have used a pattern for similar jacket I drafted with PMB software. Decided I wanted to review this pattern and perhaps morph with my self drafted one. There are things I just can not get corrected with the PMB one.

V8332

V8332
Originally uploaded by Danvillegirl

Here is another pattern I purchased from Vogue Patterns online during their recent sale. I loved the article in Vogue Patterns Magazine regarding stripes but did not particularly want the jacket pattern they used. I have had my eye on this one for sometime now.

V2989

V2989
Originally uploaded by Danvillegirl

One of three new patterns purchased during the Vogue pattern sale a week or two ago. Just I am a Patternaholic.

You have to see this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_733OuJKH2g

M5477 Progress

I am happy to say that the jacket sewing is picking up steam! I completed the facing/lining unit Friday night. I did some sewing yesterday AM, I skipped CURVES. DH and I needed to go to Danville to visit his mom so I wanted to get some sewing in before we went.

I was able to start on the jacket back piece before we left. Last night I did a small amount of sewing, not much really. However this morning I made considerable progress completing the back piece. I started on the front piece and now ready to sew the side front to the front piece.

I have not worked much with gathers in some time now. This jacket has front and back gathers where you attach the bottom of the side front and back pieces to the front and back. The gathers are not that difficult it is sewing the side pieces into the curved areas after the gathers that is a little tricky. I found it does require snipping the front and back pieces to accommodate this more easily.

Even the sleeve cap has gathers. I have to admit I did not pay this much attention when I purchased the pattern. In the lining unit the gathers were not extremely noticeable but does give a little fullness in the sleeve cap. I am undecided whether I will need shoulder pads or not, pattern calls for them. We will see how this goes with the sleeve gathers.

Photos later.

Shoes

A few weeks ago I posted a picture of my second Simplicity dress. Carolyn asked me to post a photo of the shoes that I was wearing with the dress. So I decided to post photos of three black pairs of shoes purchased within the past three months. One can never have enough black shoes.

Here is link to the Donald Pliner wedges-love 'em-. Here is another view. They are truly very comfortable even thought the heel height is higher than I normally like to wear for comfort.

This is another pair of shoes purchased around the same time-J.Renee' Luxe in a faux eel skin look. I have only worn them once, I feel they are more of a fall/winter shoe. Look at this great sole.

These feel like gloves and are so comfortable. They were so comfortable that I ordered a pair in brown.

I now need gray and navy. I am on the hunt for the right ones.

Sewing like a turtle

That's how I feel I am doing in the sewing arena. I sew a little here and little there, slow but not steady. Get to it when I can. Here's a few photos of my progress and actually have sewn more than the photos reveal. The lining back has now been attached to neck sides.

Front view of front facing and side front with interfaced collar.

Another view of the facing and front lining.

Progress slow but steady

I decided to follow a tip from PR and to make the lining unit first for this jacket. The lining is a China Silk that I purchased on my recent fabric shopping event with my ASG friends. It was a challenge to cut out as it is rather slippery. I also decided to make a fitting change with the front lining piece so I had to re-cut the front piece. Good news is I bought a good amount of this lining to use with the dress pattern, when I finally decide which one that is going to be.

The front facing and the front lining piece have been sewn together. My next step is to attach to the back lining piece. I am following the pattern instructions, at least for now, on attaching these pieces together. Because of the odd shape of the pattern pieces, the lining sewing is a little different than I would probably do it without reading the directions.

I hope to take some photos this evening of my progress thus far. Using the make the lining first tip from PR will allow me to make some fitting adjustments if necessary before tackling the outer jacket unit.

More updates later.

Jacket Cut and Ready!

All fitting adjustments have been made to the jacket and all pieces have been cut out. Now all left to due is thread the machines and sew! I have to decide on the dress I am going to make to wear with the jacket. It will be a sheath style, just not sure of the neckline or whether to make sleeveless or with sleeves. Decisions, decisions.

I have a tried and true sheath pattern drafted from PMB that I have made numerous times with a change to bust dart locations on occasion. I have also made the dress in a sweetheart neckline that I don't think will work for this jacket. Probably with use jewel or scooped neck. I am making View C of the jacket with the shawl collar.

I won!

I won! Recently I subscribed to the Well-Heeled Society after learning about this site from reading Shannon's blog-Hungry Zombie. By subscribing I was registered to win a book called "New Shoes: Contemporary Footwear Design". I learned yesterday that I was the winner! See announcement here.

I am again tickled pink about winning. Next to fabrics, patterns, cosmetics, I love shoes. I mean one can never have too many of any of the above.