Last year Kyle and I bought this fabric at Elliott Berman in New York. Hopefully you've read Kyle's epic skirt posts. They're really detailed and quite helpful.The neckline has piping and I've used a grey zipper.The pattern Simplicity 2154 is one we both chose without knowing it. Minerva Crafts UK supplied the pattern for my April project.Kyle's skirt posts are … Continue reading 1960s revisit
Category: boxy jacket
Vintage retro
What do you get when you combine a vintage blouse, a retro suit, denim and a touch of Erudite office style? This month's Minerva Crafts UK project.You could say I'm very easily influenced by lots of ideas and none of these ideas are mine. Truly.Let's take a simple 1950s vintage style from Simplicity (1460) and … Continue reading Vintage retro
UFO jacket – Vogue 8480
November last year was when I began this jacket. The fabric is a piece that I picked up at a curtain/furnishing place at Homebush - and this store has since closed down. I bought the pattern in 2008 and had planned to make it then...anyway.The pattern is unlined so I decided to line the jacket. That's just what … Continue reading UFO jacket – Vogue 8480
Boxy jacket no 2 – McCalls 5007
Here's a pattern that's now OOP but I've only just opened it. Isn't that always the case?McCalls 5007 is another jacket that I thought was cute and could be handy.I used Angie's help getting the fit of this right too. This was my first choice for a chanel jacket. Oh well. Now I know that I have to wear … Continue reading Boxy jacket no 2 – McCalls 5007
chanel-ish jacket – burda 5018
Over the past few months, the Rhodes sewing group has had the pleasure of Angie Zimmerman's expertise in jacket fitting. I fell off the jacket wagon with myVanuatu trip sewing, and Saturday I hopped back on the wagon.Here's where I'm at with this jacket at the moment. The aim was to make a chanel jacket … Continue reading chanel-ish jacket – burda 5018
