My Sewing Space

It feels like it has taken me awhile to get to this point, but I'm finally moving forward with my coat. This is a strange time of year to start making a winter coat, since we're so close to spring. Right? Spring is coming, isn't it? Actually, right now it is very windy and snowy outside my window and the temperature is well below freezing. Maybe it's a great time to start a winter coat. Sigh. I mentioned this awhile ago , but the real reason I'm starting a coat now is that The Preacher and I are going to New York City at the end of March and I'm hoping to bring this coat along and have the buttonholes professionally done at Jonathan Embroidery . I haven't actually tried it, but I suspect that my machine wouldn't be very excited about doing buttonholes on a coat. Initially, I was going to use Simplicity 2508 - specifically the view made in white on the right side of the envelope. I made a muslin to check the fit and found it to be okay, but after thi...

I did get the jacket cut out the other night and started sewing it today.  It's going to be a jean-style corduroy jacket.  The fabric is a stretch corduroy that I bought last year for very little money at the end of winter. The pattern I'm using is Vogue 2793, an out-of-print Oscar de la Renta.  It's a great pattern.  This is the third time I'm making it.  (To be honest, I don't really wear the other two that I've made because I don't have anything to wear with them, but I'm optimistic this one will work out well in my closet).  The sleeve is particularly fantastic - I substituted this sleeve when making this jacket.  I'll try to take more pictures of the sleeve later. Including the fashion fabric, the lining and the interfacing, there are 31 pieces to cut out.  Thirty one!  So far I've only done the corduroy.  All of the details on the jacket are great, but my goodness, this might take awhile. The corduroy is really messy....

Look what the mailman brought me yesterday! More Jalie patterns ( 2561 , 2911 , 2568 , 2908 ). I'm hoping to try making some things I've never sewn before - jeans and underwear. Should be an adventure! I got a good start on the spring jacket last night. My uncertainty about the sleeves was solved when I realized I wouldn't have enough fabric to make them full-length. Sometimes it's good to be forced to try something different. I'm hoping to get more work done on it this afternoon.