I purchased my first Colette pattern a couple of months ago, and I am very pleased! I chose to try out the Lady Grey jacket pattern, which is a really fun retro-look style with a large collar, swingy hem, and wide 3/4 sleeves.
I made up a muslin, of sorts. I used a JoAnn's wool blend suiting fabric that I'd bought pretty inexpensively a year or two ago. I really like the fabric but wasn't sure what I'd ever use it for (naughty Jenny for buying it in the first place), so it became the muslin. I liked the result so much that I lined it and finished it, and now I have a lovely gray herringbone model:
My final version will have a less flared hem and long, less-full sleeves. I guess you could argue I'm taking all of the style out of it, but I don't really need two of this identical, distinctive style. I will keep the collar the same proportions, but I will use stiffer interfacing for the second version for more of a stand-up style.
The fabrics I'm using for the final version are from Sawyer Brook:
Cranapple for the shell
Here are all the fabrics on my table. Woohoo!
I made up a muslin, of sorts. I used a JoAnn's wool blend suiting fabric that I'd bought pretty inexpensively a year or two ago. I really like the fabric but wasn't sure what I'd ever use it for (naughty Jenny for buying it in the first place), so it became the muslin. I liked the result so much that I lined it and finished it, and now I have a lovely gray herringbone model:
Oh my, please excuse the post-yoga photo shoot.
The fabrics I'm using for the final version are from Sawyer Brook:
Cranapple for the shell
Squire for the lining
Gridweft for block fusing stability
I also got some coordinating rayon jersey for a fun top - Magenta Magic
Here are all the fabrics on my table. Woohoo!
The jacket fabric and the jersey:
2 comments:
Very nice! And, it will be quite beautiful in pink. :)
You know? For the short version, it's a peplum looking jacket and it works. I can see why you finished it. I would only make this shorter version with the same fullness for myself.
As for the next version, it will be sensational.
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