Sewing coats and jackets are my fav. It was a simple choice to make Simple Sew’s Trench Coat this month to welcome our warmer weather.I love strong colours so I zeroed into the strongest Liberty colour-way print (MILLINERB) from White Tree Fabrics UK as the basis of this trench.Granted, this lawn wouldn't be a coat choice … Continue reading Trench coat wrapped
Category: trench coat sew-along
Coating for winter
This cozy Winter jacket uses many remnants using McCalls 6292. I made this style in pleather three years ago. Even the lining is from someone else's stash that I bought at Pitt Trading. After visiting the War Memorial in Canberra recently I added the blue tape to the sleeve.The zipper is one of the bunch of designer zippers I … Continue reading Coating for winter
Staying warm
It's cold. My feet are cold, so this impromptu overlayer using Butterick 6062 came about.This isn't the way the pattern is drafted. I used View A as my basic block; adding a wide collar; used the full sleeve length; lengthening the jacket to cover me up but kept the big pockets.The main fabric was a remnant … Continue reading Staying warm
Croc denim & furniture spray
At least five years ago I bought this croc-resin stretch woven denim locally with a zipper jacket in mind. And here it is.Whoops. Before I show you the fabric, let me show you my sewing tools of choice. I used lots of furniture spray, a teflon foot, a denim needle and wonderclips to sew the fabric.You can … Continue reading Croc denim & furniture spray
It worked:) #phew
Creating clothes is what I do. Altering RTW is not, especially if it's a formal mens jacket. But I've done it #phew.As the eternal pushover, I said yes to extending the sleeves on a formal jacket for my 'little brother'. I could not have completed this alteration without the style and sewing advice of those … Continue reading It worked:) #phew
Jacket fav: Vogue 8931
Finally. I found a jacket style I like and a pattern I have already fitted (Vogue 8931) for this month's Minerva Crafts project. This French crepe and buttons worked together well. The fabric is soft, resilient and was a confidence builder. These buttons in two different sizes take this jacket from ordinary to being 'just a bit different'. My … Continue reading Jacket fav: Vogue 8931
Quart Coat: Autumn
Finally Autumn has arrived and I've jumped into coat making - Paulinealice Quart coat.I hope you've already read Sewmanju's Quart Coat review. Or maybe Claire's review. There are a bunch of great Quart Coats around now. Beth's reviews have lots of good.Paulinealice Quart Coat is certainly distinctive and requires good sewing skills to achieve but … Continue reading Quart Coat: Autumn
