A tailoring project for my next Mood Sewing Network project, that has been a long time coming. The fabric was moved all around my sewing room, just waiting to be made into a fabulous spring coat. What fabric did I select? This fabulous Mood Fabrics'
Marc Jacobs linen-cotton
I knew right when I purchased this fabric is was going to be a coat, Vogue 8884, in fact.
The fabric seems to yell, "good-bye winter, hello, spring." Or in my case with the Summer solstice approaching, "good-bye spring and hello summer!" Whichever one you say, this fabric is fabulous to work with and tailor into a coat
The plan was the longer view on the Vogue pattern but my daughter, Meredith and I decided that it was just a bit too much coat. This was a good decision, the length is perfect for a spring jacket.
I applied interfacing to each piece for underlining, as the fabric is a loose weave. Do take care when moving the pieces before you apply the interfacing. I would move the piece to the ironing board, lay the pattern piece over the fabric to make sure there was not stretch. Then I applied the interfacing.
With this project, I enjoyed each step and realized the importance of back stays, horsehair canvas for the shoulder area, roll line. My husband would come into my sewing room and I would tell him, "look at this step, see I matched the arm seam so nicely." He would respond,"oh,yes" and hurry out of the room before I kept going on and on.
My only moment of panic, the lining. I had some off-white bemberg in my stash but it was too transparent and not a good look for the coat. I went to my fabric stash and had just ordered Mood Fabrics'
Aquamarine Solid Silk Crepe De Chine, oh the feel of this fabric.
I was thrilled having this on my shelf and it was a perfect contrast for the pink.
I added piping to the facing and this is such an easy step with great impact, I will use this all the time with jackets.
One picture with the jacket unbuttoned
Here is one more picture, hands on my hips and my big smile, I love this jacket!
Thank you all for the kind comments during the construction phase, I really appreciate the comments and the encouragement. For those of you new to tailoring, I highly recommend the book from my first post, I learned so much this go round with a tailored garment. I am more of a visual learner and the pictures are plentiful and helpful.