Sometimes it’s fun to do a nice tailoring project. I’ve been fairly busy for the past few weeks with Thanksgiving, but this week I got to work on some sewing! I love this fabric. I bought it at Elliott Berman Textiles in NYC during the Patternreview party a month or so ago.
The pattern is from the new Burdastyle Vintage magazine. I really like this magazine and I’m glad I ordered it. If you think you would like this magazine, you definitely would. There are a lot of really interesting patterns, and, if this jacket pattern is any indication, they are very well-drafted. Also, the pattern sheet is easier to trace than a typical Burdastyle magazine.
the pattern calls for a facing, but since the fabric is very bulky, I thought it would be better to line to the edge.
button detail
I added pockets. They’re sort of welt pockets, but more minimal.
back view
back view. You can see the pleat at the shoulder that gives the jacket an interesting shape.
side view
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That’s a great-looking fabric and the style really makes the most of it. What’s the fiber content? It looks really cozy!
Thanks! I’m not exactly sure of the fiber content, but I know it is a wool blend.
Very nice!
I, too, bought that issue! (And I’m certainly not a vintage girl…) But I LOOOOVE that jacket, Claudine! What an amazing fabric you found and the lining is perfection (though maybe that’s just a contrast fabric, but I’m thinking maybe you lined to the edge.)
Thanks! Yes, I lined to the edge.
That is one awesome jacket! Love the pleat detail!
Really beautiful!
It’s always fun to work on a little tailoring project 😉 It’s a beautiful make – I love your buttonholes! Using little clear buttons on the reverse side has become a favourite thing of mine – it makes them so sturdy!
Lovely! Interesting fabric and pattern.
Beautiful jacket! The fabric would have come home with me too, it’s gorgeous. Lovely work and I like the edge to edge lining.
You always find the most interesting fabrics! I love EB but my eyes are glazed over when I’m there. Clearly, you have better “fabric focus” than me. This is just beautiful.
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