I really like this line of patterns and want to make them my go-to. Want to get them fitting really well.
The only thing I dislike is the princess seam going into the armhole. I find the illustration looks good on a long, skinny model. I’m all of 5′2” on a good day. Therefore, this style tends to look frumpy on me. I do not want to look frumpy. But I do like the style.
- Cut out size 8
- Convert armhole princess to shoulder princess
- Petite adjustments (1/2”) between shoulder and bottom of arm, sleeve length, jacket (maybe)
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Really enjoyed the trip to Virginia and Maryland. Main goal was to visit family, do some sightseeing and oh yes- fit in daughter’s lacrosse tournaments. We managed to do all that and have a wonderful time.
Rushed home last night– drove from Woodbridge, VA to Sterling,MA all night as son called to say he was sick and not getting better at his friend’s house back home in Sterling. He’s okay but exhausted right now from lack of sleep AND have to work tomorrow.
Glad to be home. I was feeling so closed in in in VA. It’s a beautiful state but we’re not used to the traffic and congestion– seems no matter where you go, everyone is going the same direction at the same time.
I’m also not a fan of air conditioning but you can’t exist without it down in VA. I tried to go running and broke out in a dripping sweat just going out the front door. The air was so thick it felt like I was going uphill both to/from the house. That and you can’t open the windows or sit in the yard because of the heat and the humidity. Nature is eliminated from the indoors.
After arriving home today, we opened all the doors and windows to air out the stuffiness of the house. It was wonderful just to hear the wind blowing through the trees and the birds singing while resting in the house from our 8.5 hour “red eye” drive. I just sat and soaked it all in. Don’t know what you miss ’till it’s gone.
Of course, come December–February, I’ll be wishing for that lovely weather they’ll then be having in VA. Would be nice to have a happy medium.
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On holiday in Virginia (in between bookend lacrosse tournaments in New Jersey and Maryland ) where the weather is so steamy you break a sweat just opening the front door!
As I walk, I notice our American penchant for naming streets/roads after what we pave over- Ascot Woods, Kelley Farm, Dale City Moose- to create the housing developments. Lest I be accused of parochialism, we are just as guilty up in New England as there are many “Fox Runs”, “Quail Runs” and Maple Streets which have one or two lovely maple trees where once stood a grove. We destroy but we don’t want to lose what was there.
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Need to get on the band wagon– never mind back on. Been severely delinquent with sewing. In the planning stages for the rest of the year. Just to to get going on the plan.
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Found the perfect Tshirt for me pattern. Based on patternreview, I bought this and made it up.
Second version is a keeper. Will get pics up later. Based on first muslin, did a forward shoulder adjustment. Also, "small neck adjustment" or whatever you want to call it. I seem to have a skinny neck compared to patterns so I add 1/4" to the neckline to reduce the size.
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Found this in White House/ Black House. It’s the 3-4 Sleeve Tweed Jacket
What do I see in the details
- Though I don’t love it- a little too cutesy- the bow detail at the collar and along the eddge of the jacket
- Piping in the seams highlighting the fitting
- Plain black piping outlining the busy tweedy fabric
- Slit in the sleeves
- Peekaboo of fabric at the cuff
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Decided that I would go down a size in the Trudy Jansen Jean Jacket. Though the jacket fit, it didn’t fit as closely as I wanted it to so I’ll try the size 8 vs the size 10. But I also would like to have something to show for all this time sewing so I attempted Pamela’s T-Pattern. Worked on something quick- only four pattern pieces.
Didn’t work at all. Somehow in petiting the pattern, I messed up the sleeves so badly that they were twisted. Don’t know what I did wrong. Decided to go back to a pattern that I had used many moons ago — Nancy Erickson’s Tee. I made the petite adjustment on that. Cut it out. Sewed the bodice and it fit perfectly. Now need to put in the collar band and sleeves.
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Made changes to the pattern pieces.
Recut out of new muslin fabric. Marked and thread traced. Sew tomorrow.
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Getting back to the jean jacket. As I mentioned, when making the muslin, I ran into the sleeves having way too much ease. I’m thinking it’s probably me as I’ve found these patterns to go together very well.
I retraced/recut out the sleeve and bodice pattern pieces. I compared the sleeve measurement with the arm scythe on the original pattern. It was about 1 3/8” ease. That’s not excessive. It was definitely much more than that in my fabric and probably related to how I made the petite adjustment in the upper/lower sleeves. I’m thinking it’s in how I used the french ruler. Going to put a question into pattern review ladies. Here’s the images. Link to PatternReview
The bottom line: when “trueing” the seam, where do I place the french ruler begin and end?
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Shows where I took 1/2″ fold out
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UPPER SLEEVE:
Does ruler go here A or
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UPPER SLEEVE:
Does ruler go here B
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LOWER SLEEVE:
Does ruler go here A or
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LOWER SLEEVE:
Does ruler go here B
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Found this in Saks. It’s the Akris Fitted Tweed Jacket
What do I see in the details. Basically: complex simplicity.
- Curvy feminine lines
- Interesting standup collar curves into the neck framing the face
- Princess seaming emphasized by overlap— not sure what to call it
- Same “overlap” repeated on sleeves
- Is that a fake pocket on left
- Lovely delicate slit opening in bottom of sleeve
- Buttons blend into the jacket coloring
- Angle on bottom on pocket repeats the angles of the collar
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