Finished!

‘Tis not pressed, has only a pin holding the neckline in place but …. ’tis done! Finishing off bits and pieces.Catch-stitched the outer fabric.Unpicked a little of the side seam and inserted the ties.The lining sewn down. Finished! It does need a good steam.Details I liked.Centre back seam and 2-3 tiny darts either side of [...]

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Made it to the finish line!

Here’s my pattern review for Simplicity 2311, my beloved purple coat pattern. I’m officially in love. Pattern Description:  Misses’ Coat in two lengths with collar, sleeve and belt variations. I made Coat B in the shorter length with the tie belt and wide collar. I did not include any buttons as my fabric was grabby and [...]

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Retrofitting a back stay

I have been getting some unexpected but welcome sewing time this week. Not much, but enough to make some incremental yet gratifying progress on my fall coat. I was able to cut out the interfacing and fuse it to my sleeves on Monday as well as cut out my back stay. Last night I was [...]

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Yes, Virginia, there has been some progress

Good morning everyone! Yesterday, I was gifted with rare, uninterrupted daytime sewing time by a friend who took Jack off my hands for a few hours.  Wow!  You can get soooo much done during the day when you are fresh and don’t have to deal with sub-par lighting.  I almost completely constructed the shell (minus the [...]

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Whew!

It’s done! Well, mostly done. The buttonholes still need a bit more work before they go into heavy-duty use, but they’re in at least. It’s not perfect by any means, but it’ll be wearable and (hopefully) warm. You can find all the nitty-gritty details on my blog here, and the flickr slideshow here. The pattern, [...]

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