tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17285134096431041402024-02-07T21:27:22.146-06:00The Great Coat Sew-AlongA Guided Sew-Along for those who want to construct a winter coat.Construction will begin July 2008. Hosted by Marji from FiberartsAfloatMarjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695305834402487163noreply@blogger.comBlogger287125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-6669663983026794002011-02-28T22:17:00.003-06:002011-02-28T22:38:13.982-06:00I am done<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ca2mwlDgU-A/TWx2bdIkvWI/AAAAAAAAA_Q/_576pi_ukpA/s1600/IMG_0965.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578964252454337890" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ca2mwlDgU-A/TWx2bdIkvWI/AAAAAAAAA_Q/_576pi_ukpA/s320/IMG_0965.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UNUfi8-GlRA/TWx2bJqk4RI/AAAAAAAAA_I/i2X2o6JD6CI/s1600/IMG_0961.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578964247228244242" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UNUfi8-GlRA/TWx2bJqk4RI/AAAAAAAAA_I/i2X2o6JD6CI/s320/IMG_0961.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Finally, after a long hiatus, my new winter coat is complete. </div><br /><br /><div>The details,</div><br /><br /><div>Butterick 4665, now out of print, wool melton cloth, with silk tie fabric lining both from Fabric Mart, I think. Some stash buttons. My sewing skills were a bit rusty but things gradually came back to me. I have worn the coat out in the snow in Toronto. I have knit a lot of scarves to go with the coat over the last couple of years, it will be a pleasure to get them out and use them. I am quite pleased with the fit. I feel ready to start another coat or jacket. It does look like my pressing could be better.</div><br /><br /><div>Thanks to everyone on the blog who helped me through this and also my husband who photographed and told me how things were fitting that I couldn't see in the mirror.</div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-20914988282307851042009-12-25T08:32:00.005-06:002009-09-02T21:19:39.396-05:00Welcome to The Great Coat SewalongI'd like to welcome you to view the process and progress of a number of sewists as we've journeyed together to make well tailored winter coats in a venture I titled<br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">The Great Coat Sewalong.</span><br /></div><br />Along the way everyone who's participated has put themselves forward and given and accepted advice and encouragement. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Especially I'd like to thank</span>, for their added input and participation:<br /><a href="http://lindaknits.wordpress.com/">Linda F</a> - administrative blog stuff<br /><a href="http://www.lindsaytsews.com/">Lindsay T</a> - editing and administrative blog input<br /><a href="http://thesewingdivas.wordpress.com/">Els of the Sewing Diva</a>s for her wonderful advice, well written tutorials, as well as for sending over those wonderful sleeve heads.<br /><a href="http://tanysewsandknits.blogspot.com/">Tany</a> and <a href="http://pacoperaltarovira.blogspot.com/">Paco Peralta</a> for beautifully written and illustrated tutorials.<br /><a href="http://gorgeousthings.blogspot.com/">Ann Steeves</a> and <a href="http://www.fashion-incubator.com/">Kathleen Fasanella</a> for input and allowing links to their tutorials.<br /><br />And every participant for putting it all out there.<br /><br />If you are a member of this Great Coat Sewalong and are still sewing (some of us are, you know), you still have posting and commenting privileges.<br /><br />If you are an observer viewing this for the first time, enjoy! There are links on the sidebar to various different aspects of this sewalong, from sources to a list of who's making what pattern to links to posts with some guidelines. Be sure to scroll way back to the beginning to see what went into the preliminaries, prior to cutting into the fabric. The effort many members put into fitting will be an eye-opener.<br /><br />If you are not a member here you will not have the ability to comment or post to this blog. If you'd like to comment on an individual's efforts you may follow the links provided in their own posts to their individual blogs. Many of the participants also can be found in the message boards on <a href="http://artisanssquare.com/sg/index.php">Stitchers Guild</a> and on <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/">Pattern Review.</a><br /><br />Have fun!<br />Marji<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">*</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Please note that while you are free to avail yourself of the information contained herein, and you are free to link to this blog on your blog, please note that none of this information may be copied or reproduced. The exception is that content of each participants post's may be duplicated </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">only</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> by the creator of the post, and he/she has the right to publish it wherever they please.</span><br /></span>Marjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695305834402487163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-74657217536994443362009-11-30T19:38:00.001-06:002009-01-27T08:18:17.633-06:00A Gallery for finished CoatsIn the wearable muslin category, Digs got it down, July 13. See more pics and full post<a href="http://coatsewalong.blogspot.com/2008_07_13_archive.html"> here</a>.<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPlRdC9SJsXx-QBv7r9ej2FA2Ffp8R-clz6SK7uTYmMnmas6lffi-kWXDwPlhJIg5LZEoK1lLFT6r0ngYwaZg9jj086_ufk9y1cjVtMjU0PAPAuMaE7eIibRm-3bccaloOuZu2riFsb0j/s320/Scott3.jpg" /><br /><br />Line honors go to Summerset, who finished her project early in October.<br /><br />Posted Oct 13, 2008<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorza-iEcf6NWQQY9_oyLsvumDulGLphIzxb5x3vTEH1dsT9Z1HY3xChIps6KnIRU3qE8AGtfA6mNNIwvclH4P4jeByuIcNYylClxgojT1oiQhiz3dJ7-zsQ0_Vu_YL75VN6OyuSEguw/s320/Oct+055.jpg" /><br />By Summerset, Vogue 2873 Final post <a href="http://scpbanks.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Great+Coat+Sew+Along">here</a><br /><br />Posted Oct 22, 2008<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKgdRDEgs6FveFj_8ZEM4tCUuB6WrDuop7dga8E6jhi-GlDFE2tHA0wCwajHtHEmOmFKMz3PspFT9Mf-hYz5pPtSuQiKsTdFyGUeAyqX08w_OxsFo7emW0uS9w83svkgmD6w83fvqA3dn/s320/IMG_9986-Ta-da-GCSA.jpg" /><br />Digs Burda 7856 (in addition to or in place of the major project that is in the works)<br /><br />Posted Nov 12, 2008<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtL5SzFybh268gkn4NcvJAxZz4l8i_cbj16l8_Z177Y-_Yj3krGdORIcrwkLZcixNm9V1kGhn06reXvFtm8EDMB2uIzeCLBGxccn48zhuG7nh31qUdCKOKrOk6Qkpyeir_i7beQ26rQq7T/s1600/TIM_8567.JPG" /><br />KayY's coat. Vintage Pattern. Vogue 2671 Dior Coat. <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/readreview.pl?readreview=1&reviewnum=31664">Pattern Review here</a><br /><br />Posted Nov 13, 2008<br /><img style="width: 282px; height: 375px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZSXTFyfsvMsnbqYsGlqi5P8089erf8k4Wxm7htv3hfmV-XMI8atasnrjO7oDOvvD7yHH7df7lpLBh73DOL_0FZBFpiPugA-vlnQ8yEq0rx_PFjEEm5C-v80EN5gKVYbOnmw987qUdWY/s1600/fullcoat.jpg" /><br />Lindsay T's coat. Vogue 7978 Pattern review<a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/readreview.pl?readreview=1&reviewnum=33881"> here</a><br /><br />Posted Nov 23<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPejEkBdT_DKNzioEWFLl6H3eHvFQASHhtghPhJOLJNXqiUIr4pHbKu2mlW4YK-2Y8Er0ymTCi7HDZEaZ8PCohvjhKBM_5W0JAQMMXC8SgjX3xwYWyHbB_ydqxeTOnmm56Oz47y3buT4/s1600/Fig1.JPG" /><br />Tany's coat. Blog details with further links<a href="http://tanysewsandknits.blogspot.com/2008/11/o-casaco-de-veludo-terminado-velvet.html"> here</a><br /><br /><a href="http://cabinbaby.com/media/sewing/burda_8022_1.jpg"><img style="width: 203px; height: 373px;" alt="" src="http://cabinbaby.com/media/sewing/burda_8022_1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Dawn<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1728513409643104140&postID=8812724776680018995"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Vr-qdlRrPfAI4XEsBLNWl467wKopbT_0pl8j73ekWm-C6waYQn8hpdoT17ubxGJBV5UDgca4ksEAmm_MnXhieIth-MBf7MfhGUQyeuy_Ik8mqWyjpGx9195BX6CNRrXjEbOB1e6ipU1O/s320/Coat+Burda+7855+3114386695_384b67ed4b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280611067045307810" border="0" /></a></div> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><u><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ann of Anns Fashion Studio<br /><br /></u><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.gorgeousthings.com/images/8548%20Finished%20Coat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 370px; height: 640px;" src="http://www.gorgeousthings.com/images/8548%20Finished%20Coat.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Ann of Gorgeous Things<br /><u><br /></u><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3197/3139218209_c6988e6c1f.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3197/3139218209_c6988e6c1f.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a>Cennetta of Mahogany Stylist<br /><br /><a><img src="http://www.pbase.com/lianasews/image/107647836/medium.jpg/" /></a><a><img src="http://www.pbase.com/lianasews/image/107647838/medium.jpg/" /></a><br />Liana's cashmere coat<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw286k6NmeQdDTc8QTWSyVmxqNBG75NhEyOdp-JUFm1myGaSg1RKczfAj-Qa06iyEwjw1ZNcZzYPUiStbQWpHeJwaToum3tmBH3QOnsyL7u1IIzNHHzNTEmj4aiR_87KCMK1zdCj5if98/s1600-h/coat+002+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288307450709924514" style="width: 240px; height: 320px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw286k6NmeQdDTc8QTWSyVmxqNBG75NhEyOdp-JUFm1myGaSg1RKczfAj-Qa06iyEwjw1ZNcZzYPUiStbQWpHeJwaToum3tmBH3QOnsyL7u1IIzNHHzNTEmj4aiR_87KCMK1zdCj5if98/s320/coat+002+%28Medium%29.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />MaryPatR<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b16/eribunk/M5766-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 379px; height: 559px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b16/eribunk/M5766-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Erika B<br /><br /><img src="http://www.fehrtrade.com/images/893.jpg" /><br />Melissa of Fehr Trade<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvSlPHPJUESHQj5pF7LdXPVzv4BWBSSiYQU1nwi1zZHSZPIjn-1q6YBizBuMh6g81l1SOOIKSGXSO7kSlA74qnnn4njAt-4fqWBYMzTWqAZhkhiITaa1VS5hYU-eVE3j0XIcY2UtZJ8oE/s1600-h/In+action+-+front+closed.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 189px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvSlPHPJUESHQj5pF7LdXPVzv4BWBSSiYQU1nwi1zZHSZPIjn-1q6YBizBuMh6g81l1SOOIKSGXSO7kSlA74qnnn4njAt-4fqWBYMzTWqAZhkhiITaa1VS5hYU-eVE3j0XIcY2UtZJ8oE/s320/In+action+-+front+closed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293192353254394722" border="0" /></a>Digs<br /><u><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Digs<br /><br /></u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxFhKSGWQfcBQdRs9mPwp6uLXA6xD6xhQWNAKmDO7i4i1z0c3G7hJ0hrO7xjtgqGSeyueiE4oq9AfRuOl_yjB-bCXSCQLoPhd-ohxrpOXnO0NZbnCbvitaH1FIZDkFxCsUChAeiI6qrcf/s1600-h/IMG_8901.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294593332113875826" style="width: 208px; height: 400px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxFhKSGWQfcBQdRs9mPwp6uLXA6xD6xhQWNAKmDO7i4i1z0c3G7hJ0hrO7xjtgqGSeyueiE4oq9AfRuOl_yjB-bCXSCQLoPhd-ohxrpOXnO0NZbnCbvitaH1FIZDkFxCsUChAeiI6qrcf/s400/IMG_8901.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Cafe Couture<br /><br /><br /><u><br /><br />Still under construction</u> (as far as I know):<br /><br />Claire S.<br />Gaylen<br />Gry<br />Heidi<br />LauraM<br />Lisa<br />LisetteM<br />Mary OK<br />Marji<br />NancyK<br />Patti<br />Rosemary<br />Sigrid<br />Susan (fabricluver)<br />ZoubidaMarjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695305834402487163noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-28653545506244733562009-03-20T16:05:00.005-05:002009-03-20T16:09:35.661-05:00A Second Coat<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWily1trhXM6msKXvv6K_mZuhHNHv3d_vgyJOalRL1mTFK3FdfHf2VKKmNBMAs7ciM7ZJ0smOKMbH6WZwMiZgRAMJpz9-avBZXsXP_lbhR8P3nYESIhEzDQaGPUZczO68U6-VvSDHBrPA/s1600-h/Mandcoat+007+(Small).jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315379273982529810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWily1trhXM6msKXvv6K_mZuhHNHv3d_vgyJOalRL1mTFK3FdfHf2VKKmNBMAs7ciM7ZJ0smOKMbH6WZwMiZgRAMJpz9-avBZXsXP_lbhR8P3nYESIhEzDQaGPUZczO68U6-VvSDHBrPA/s400/Mandcoat+007+(Small).jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeIp9HRCZnA2x9i2P2uK3axXz9PU1tsyUfV7MEfKuavsAX1W4qNh_Aw3720HNgD6h3av4daPwqlsHkVNkIzfqTNpzzpj0Drwiz_amgCPFl53g3roFzO9AWX-19jXeH1LzAEPmI-K0190/s1600-h/Mandcoat+007+(Small).jpg"></a>I have completed a second coat using V2449. This is a tweed from Emma One Sock, trimmed with a charcoal wool melton and leather diamond appliques. </div><div>It is now the first day of Spring and the coat will be put away until next Winter!<br /><br /></div><div></div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987205501192805511noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-63138462996428818452009-03-19T16:49:00.004-05:002009-03-22T09:12:14.573-05:00Finished my coat, better late than never!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ezPE0m_fS1cKwQpZ5LDtpNHKCnp1AhLRFZLzP-4HNvqmZezMxPz2sH5o7KJ6tCzcMoY_cWx-_4PBw7K4gG4kAyKVkgZRVOJCmeDS3BaTIlnE449TkB815DmC3o_h1UhzFPUHrj1RLBk/s1600-h/IMG_1996.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ezPE0m_fS1cKwQpZ5LDtpNHKCnp1AhLRFZLzP-4HNvqmZezMxPz2sH5o7KJ6tCzcMoY_cWx-_4PBw7K4gG4kAyKVkgZRVOJCmeDS3BaTIlnE449TkB815DmC3o_h1UhzFPUHrj1RLBk/s200/IMG_1996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315019863493193474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvEbeTyzZG3LxXJIKblkwNYPwB7GgtIUf6vNUT1BIqyoXwLUufoCm8ySlxbmEnt6RXe8Or1PIG4zTAEHDlr8lbr3LqNVbFPtboOKZhyfPqZNZfusGjFouMCeGOD8AcwEnS3cVUV2v8d4/s1600-h/IMG_2006.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvEbeTyzZG3LxXJIKblkwNYPwB7GgtIUf6vNUT1BIqyoXwLUufoCm8ySlxbmEnt6RXe8Or1PIG4zTAEHDlr8lbr3LqNVbFPtboOKZhyfPqZNZfusGjFouMCeGOD8AcwEnS3cVUV2v8d4/s200/IMG_2006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316014638893528578" border="0" /></a><br />Here is my finished coat. Finally, with issues along the way. I have now posted a review of it on <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/readreview.pl?readreview=1&reviewnum=36543">PR </a>and on my new <a href="http://nancyksews.blogspot.com/">blog.</a>Nancy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02235347323004026695noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-19563805186278234262009-02-15T11:02:00.010-06:002009-02-15T11:44:52.799-06:00Mary OK's finished coat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbrEa04eGQURW8ziMmdHu6Cz0jes1GqcqK0_UZ6GtnpQKxEsoksP3U8PFeAeY29qG6DYOFt7aD9B7NLbQ1nQw3ggnF6VnMOrT6MjKTTXc9QF4-FCA10lmOv9VwIwUPJtfONKoI0ywEQat/s1600-h/finished+front.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbrEa04eGQURW8ziMmdHu6Cz0jes1GqcqK0_UZ6GtnpQKxEsoksP3U8PFeAeY29qG6DYOFt7aD9B7NLbQ1nQw3ggnF6VnMOrT6MjKTTXc9QF4-FCA10lmOv9VwIwUPJtfONKoI0ywEQat/s320/finished+front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303073688204989282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbWA26QtEmBQX3Nmj42wP95waayA2wmJqHLGpleTSzxwGPF03golld7HSzSrzYwIKVim6dzmNkBfcoilr4BiEB1ztSYu2hKBc7aJYz0EnlnFWeQ9xs3N7SY-NL4radEoh37a-jog-jeKg/s1600-h/finished+back.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbWA26QtEmBQX3Nmj42wP95waayA2wmJqHLGpleTSzxwGPF03golld7HSzSrzYwIKVim6dzmNkBfcoilr4BiEB1ztSYu2hKBc7aJYz0EnlnFWeQ9xs3N7SY-NL4radEoh37a-jog-jeKg/s320/finished+back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303073697903115618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rAs-mH0DvwTslyV5JKnWYo330Q_326Qe_widIFKUHaRrSnKXSbcWmVyF3-HRNrij5gcmeNgO4mQ9hdRcc2YUasxY5UWmZISpPHRw7JZTJ4M6MXST5JOMezC9okmjorPk7W6JwZqPozbl/s1600-h/Marfy+F1022.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rAs-mH0DvwTslyV5JKnWYo330Q_326Qe_widIFKUHaRrSnKXSbcWmVyF3-HRNrij5gcmeNgO4mQ9hdRcc2YUasxY5UWmZISpPHRw7JZTJ4M6MXST5JOMezC9okmjorPk7W6JwZqPozbl/s320/Marfy+F1022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303078531216342370" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mary OK's coat with Marfy design inspiration.</span><br /><br />I finished! Here are some pictures with the coat worn over the suit I wore when fitting the muslin. It is a bit too snug in the arms and across the shoulders, perhaps because I did not anticipate how much room the lining would take up, especially with flannel underlining the body (but not sleeves) of the silk lining. Oh well -- it will look better over a dress or sweater!<br /><br />I am very pleased with the result, and I have learned so much as a result of this project. I am very grateful to Marji for setting up the sewalong and to the many others who shared their expertise: Tany, Paco, Els, and the many many participants who commented on fit, construction, and other aspects of the project.<br /><br />The eggplant wool melton is from Gorgeous Fabrics, and is the same fabric Dawn used. The silk lining, collar velvet, buttons, and thread are from GStreet Fabrics, Rockville, MD. I used vintage hair canvas from my mother's stash to interface the front and the lapels, and of course, I used all of the fantastic coat notions - shoulder pads, sleeve heads, tape, wigan - that Marji supplied last summer. Dog hair is courtesy of my yellow retriever mix, Abby!<br /><br />Some details:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNZwjcctZLzqLOQ-14DNim08nrtBxRODMssRWAPM6oiFPPTotW3Teg9IBkGAoQsoJyVabqdIJtAnLS6HCfhLHgq6p2aKgNNODniT0XkIMQpwU20iNrlND7Z7PJjK8PDxvjb2O6KaAFzlH/s1600-h/finished+velvet+collar.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNZwjcctZLzqLOQ-14DNim08nrtBxRODMssRWAPM6oiFPPTotW3Teg9IBkGAoQsoJyVabqdIJtAnLS6HCfhLHgq6p2aKgNNODniT0XkIMQpwU20iNrlND7Z7PJjK8PDxvjb2O6KaAFzlH/s320/finished+velvet+collar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303074063578924802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyerkj9-H3AdYnwxLlw6fpl_U5lJn2pOzVffSav0jfXwyzuHj7oZiA8B_ACl_7RhEUOjPTicfGR8rrqNjCn-L-UepoOZDpH3_HPGeOmfrBpO4c1vUPgQWwkc54gGwS53fBduDPJwGaoD1/s1600-h/finished+coat+chain.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyerkj9-H3AdYnwxLlw6fpl_U5lJn2pOzVffSav0jfXwyzuHj7oZiA8B_ACl_7RhEUOjPTicfGR8rrqNjCn-L-UepoOZDpH3_HPGeOmfrBpO4c1vUPgQWwkc54gGwS53fBduDPJwGaoD1/s320/finished+coat+chain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303076011530564994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzkqJa6k6gAyApN7hYk1LNXLf6zSJgBCp3MdVhQ49jt0Zhbxa6E76tk04Yp-HlzueZN8hcpDlnAPkdwE-RS5vC5m3fZhaMpE0a_Iz35DPAbkdpWfniW3uaOhUpql_Gk5-O7t7nqZVunOO/s1600-h/finished+labe%3B.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzkqJa6k6gAyApN7hYk1LNXLf6zSJgBCp3MdVhQ49jt0Zhbxa6E76tk04Yp-HlzueZN8hcpDlnAPkdwE-RS5vC5m3fZhaMpE0a_Iz35DPAbkdpWfniW3uaOhUpql_Gk5-O7t7nqZVunOO/s320/finished+labe%3B.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303073702744175426" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tmFH8Ljt5egelF7JWCJ8_KAbOQh0mqXy35yg2Ysh4LvMK2si1YkVyMYlYrTJUnjeL0Xl_AVMmd2xjVOEGlssEJ5NSWq-EcohMnpzCfcgY2uA_WO8wrg093XXsJOd-KXo6YngwvNG3tB7/s1600-h/finished+sleeve+vent.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tmFH8Ljt5egelF7JWCJ8_KAbOQh0mqXy35yg2Ysh4LvMK2si1YkVyMYlYrTJUnjeL0Xl_AVMmd2xjVOEGlssEJ5NSWq-EcohMnpzCfcgY2uA_WO8wrg093XXsJOd-KXo6YngwvNG3tB7/s320/finished+sleeve+vent.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303076923271157570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJG1xo5OLPHm8CbnHIZ8Rh-GF0v3-b96rAM2MgJFjCbUATfzfG9zQnFJurWDzVLCzhcqnejT1jHmGRTBrgC-tY-PElhr25-2Ox9PrkqOrlqchidF15iQfI4PtFYUP8LCrwsqAzbqnC3UbD/s1600-h/finshed+coat+front+buttons.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJG1xo5OLPHm8CbnHIZ8Rh-GF0v3-b96rAM2MgJFjCbUATfzfG9zQnFJurWDzVLCzhcqnejT1jHmGRTBrgC-tY-PElhr25-2Ox9PrkqOrlqchidF15iQfI4PtFYUP8LCrwsqAzbqnC3UbD/s320/finshed+coat+front+buttons.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303077714485154306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVh8Ca1dfblhaJKH9xowS7dKCSqgSa8FQQ4OmvitW8MVAU36fJtXZ8ubrr3KiHbnZU1mhac5d0FgT6NPjm5sK9g0tlosH-SpQl_xVcl4CPydRRuPfSWTe_yqmncmqDyGvddnfqWzUyHsrs/s1600-h/finished+coat+lining+and+piping.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVh8Ca1dfblhaJKH9xowS7dKCSqgSa8FQQ4OmvitW8MVAU36fJtXZ8ubrr3KiHbnZU1mhac5d0FgT6NPjm5sK9g0tlosH-SpQl_xVcl4CPydRRuPfSWTe_yqmncmqDyGvddnfqWzUyHsrs/s320/finished+coat+lining+and+piping.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303073697299953970" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-78378799281452344082009-02-04T06:19:00.002-06:002009-02-04T06:21:55.495-06:00I'm so close to finishing I can TASTE it! Next up: Hem coat (I basted the wigan in place last night). Insert lining, with a narrow strip of contrasting silk between lining and facing. Sew buttons.The lining is assembled, so I hope the pieces will go together quickly.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-130662602726975782009-02-03T19:55:00.003-06:002009-02-03T20:00:29.027-06:00Claire S. - starting againWell, after the holiday rush in Nov & Dec and the big clean-up and organizing of my sewing room in January, I'm starting on my coat again.<br /><br />I have the back done - underlined and and sewn together with the shoulder stay piece attached.<br /><br />I stalled on the front - bound buttonholes or not. I decided NOT - or I may still be working on this coat NEXT winter. So I'm going to go with the snaps, I could have regular buttonholes made later if I want.<br /><br />My next step is cutting out and attaching the hair canvas to the front pieces. Possibly in the race for last place, but now making forward progress anyway.Claire S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11825049555257941107noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-88416655188454375752009-01-31T19:53:00.001-06:002009-01-31T19:55:04.933-06:00Help!I've just posted photos of my muslin over at my blog <a href="http://gmariesews.blogspot.com/">GMarie Sews</a>. Please go take a look and let me know what you think.<br /><br />Your opinions and suggestions are welcome and appreciated.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-77739883864288484092009-01-26T10:52:00.002-06:002009-01-26T10:56:00.910-06:00Progress, finallyI have finally cut out and interfaced my coat and started sewing the lining. I got waylaid by shoulder problems and then surgery. A whole lot better these days and I am getting some sewing done. I will post pictures when I am further along. Right now I am trying to decide whether to add buttons or not. My dh bought me 2 large buttons on ebay from my favorite jewelry designer. I really need to decide soon if I want to make bound buttonholes, or I'll be taking it in to Jonathan's to make machine made buttonholes because my machine will never work on this thick fabric.Nancy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02235347323004026695noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-37039939088220609212009-01-25T21:11:00.003-06:002009-01-25T21:33:59.991-06:00Progress updateI'm sorry to say my coat project isn't soon to be finished. I worked on it more than 80 hours and yet, I'm at step 25 out of the 75 steps on the instructions sheet.<br /><br />Saying I'm discouraged is, at this point, an understatement. I realise I shouldn't have selected such an advanced pattern, I was way too optimistic and too confident.The fitting took me an anwfull lot of time. Then I spent an other awfull lot of time testing and trying the traditionnal tailoring of the collar and lapels, only to abandon them for soft tailoring after I realised I can't possibly choose such a slow route or I will spend the entire year working on this coat alone. Then I practised a dozen times bound buttonholes on the very thick wool I use for the coat until I felt I got them down to a T only to end up with a mediocre result on the coat itself. The flap pockets do look OK from the outside but beware looking at the pockets from the inside... Again, mediocre result. These were successive blows to my sewing mojo and confidence since I practised so much and got them just right on practise fabric scraps and then messed them up on the coat. Very disapointing.<br /><br />I wanted to throw away the whole thing and start sewing kitchen towels at least a dozen times lately. Finally, I decided to be more stubborn than the difficulty at hand and I'm determined to finish the coat. Only, I won't hold my breath... I will most probably take it easy, and not try so hard. May be I need to step away from it for a while, hide it under my bed or some more secluded place, then return to it after I successfully sew few easier, faster, more rewarding things (like kitchen towels ;-))<br /><br />Right now I'm stuck at the underarm gussets. My hesitation has to do with insecurity after my sad performances on the coat itself despite my tests efforts for bound buttonholes and flap pockets and also because I don't feel I truly understand how the gussets should be stitched.<br /><br />I suppose I could say rendez-vous in a few months. I can't even say in a few weeks (let alone few days).<br /><br />Meanwhile, all the beautiful coats I see here are totally inspiring. You all did a great job. I can fully appreciate the amount of work and skills it takes and I say Brava to all of you.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-44628286091610723122009-01-23T14:37:00.012-06:002009-01-23T15:11:44.260-06:00Cafe Couture's Dress Coat FinishedHi everyone! I would like to thank you all for your presence here on this blog, such a pleasure to sew along with you all:) I appreciate all the tutorials posted here and thank you Marji for accepting my humble participation:)<br /><p align="center">Here's my finished coat (actually finished in end october). The only one I finally decideded to sew, as I had problems with the second coat's size grading. Grading a pattern is not an easy thing to do for me and the result was only dissapointing.</p><p align="center">Well, let's now focus on my dress coat :) It is actually a short sleeved coat whih I wear with long black wolen gloves, like in the pics above.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DSCncIqBiMQmoX9KadHV2H6l2U3KTzA_XNSwrSil_KyIls1TCNkeSTmd54McRGo87GJjIDh_pLQrtrlpT8dc3D_vykYs-sn35PafTw9Jn6jWma_B3oSOTjDTM7pc3ymiRDSbDxN-o7yb/s1600-h/IMG_8888.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294591975931914386" style="WIDTH: 271px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DSCncIqBiMQmoX9KadHV2H6l2U3KTzA_XNSwrSil_KyIls1TCNkeSTmd54McRGo87GJjIDh_pLQrtrlpT8dc3D_vykYs-sn35PafTw9Jn6jWma_B3oSOTjDTM7pc3ymiRDSbDxN-o7yb/s400/IMG_8888.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiDUGzdkAZG9hYihGfu1EDF47spVPLHNowvg3RPOL_fKJGBMqoiBblZ3tbFs2-9TGS7NCFkVvccUMCgC4E8ZAqoBjAtn7eMwnO9dx0Be_xHQ44V9JbXB8-aCF_6sOURi9R9YeTZJ95Htk/s1600-h/IMG_8891.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294592077892732002" style="WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiDUGzdkAZG9hYihGfu1EDF47spVPLHNowvg3RPOL_fKJGBMqoiBblZ3tbFs2-9TGS7NCFkVvccUMCgC4E8ZAqoBjAtn7eMwnO9dx0Be_xHQ44V9JbXB8-aCF_6sOURi9R9YeTZJ95Htk/s400/IMG_8891.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center">This is a vintage Burda pattern from the 1975 and I loved the style. I just altered the pockets and moved the belt above the waist line. </p><div><p align="center">I loved to sew it beacause it's kind of unique and the back is original too.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-fn8OknZ_fwYKZf16XdYR2BXDEb_gxJKKyOi-cWHU6XVxaAAU1_NzSdu3dsh0GNVRx35oM-jUbzK7JvRo3tfPC9bc6_BnsnJDjlV6Fz0xKwI_Gnnjy27bMeUe870sgzC6dje8l0HNTrp/s1600-h/IMG_8892.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294593919320726178" style="WIDTH: 221px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-fn8OknZ_fwYKZf16XdYR2BXDEb_gxJKKyOi-cWHU6XVxaAAU1_NzSdu3dsh0GNVRx35oM-jUbzK7JvRo3tfPC9bc6_BnsnJDjlV6Fz0xKwI_Gnnjy27bMeUe870sgzC6dje8l0HNTrp/s400/IMG_8892.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDhXpbMxx7pTcoMotcgRpQqW_Xr-8pluVEjN7tcjN7nqSE7FRVYEJsCr9ol_9GgfhY4thtIrAvk6_hAYOyNPSNZjAZqxUAV3sUzKnZ4VymIE38P3LIZSziPpExP9yuzU8Xa_PPxqW4aVq/s1600-h/IMG_8897.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294592426903335538" style="WIDTH: 211px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDhXpbMxx7pTcoMotcgRpQqW_Xr-8pluVEjN7tcjN7nqSE7FRVYEJsCr9ol_9GgfhY4thtIrAvk6_hAYOyNPSNZjAZqxUAV3sUzKnZ4VymIE38P3LIZSziPpExP9yuzU8Xa_PPxqW4aVq/s400/IMG_8897.JPG" border="0" /></a></p></div><div> </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQz7jjIbk-ln7pV6VibWkyI8qYeKE6xXRCDeSFxGX3s36d3mexMXt2rY2uk7gP2Fbl6Rw-fWY63R7HImm-FBUQdQdii4s0uxXBBC1x5H4_LFTlorVYq5FbXmh6mqyLGt-dOfSZdVT9F7FT/s1600-h/IMG_8900.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294592992796507058" style="WIDTH: 198px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQz7jjIbk-ln7pV6VibWkyI8qYeKE6xXRCDeSFxGX3s36d3mexMXt2rY2uk7gP2Fbl6Rw-fWY63R7HImm-FBUQdQdii4s0uxXBBC1x5H4_LFTlorVYq5FbXmh6mqyLGt-dOfSZdVT9F7FT/s400/IMG_8900.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxFhKSGWQfcBQdRs9mPwp6uLXA6xD6xhQWNAKmDO7i4i1z0c3G7hJ0hrO7xjtgqGSeyueiE4oq9AfRuOl_yjB-bCXSCQLoPhd-ohxrpOXnO0NZbnCbvitaH1FIZDkFxCsUChAeiI6qrcf/s1600-h/IMG_8901.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294593332113875826" style="WIDTH: 208px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxFhKSGWQfcBQdRs9mPwp6uLXA6xD6xhQWNAKmDO7i4i1z0c3G7hJ0hrO7xjtgqGSeyueiE4oq9AfRuOl_yjB-bCXSCQLoPhd-ohxrpOXnO0NZbnCbvitaH1FIZDkFxCsUChAeiI6qrcf/s400/IMG_8901.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /></div><p align="center">Here are some details:</p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfJ3rSweQWSKvlyJylzBltCx06jk9YJghg_RgMHT9sCfdG1g6xFIgZk8dsdfnn7zGP6UD9szHx6uBsyuO_dudlitOiwmxfNr7gA6Aa6ALb3Keggq6zxByaTh_ZWnMp6nP7wOEF9aa8ezJ/s1600-h/IMG_8880.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294594232821011058" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfJ3rSweQWSKvlyJylzBltCx06jk9YJghg_RgMHT9sCfdG1g6xFIgZk8dsdfnn7zGP6UD9szHx6uBsyuO_dudlitOiwmxfNr7gA6Aa6ALb3Keggq6zxByaTh_ZWnMp6nP7wOEF9aa8ezJ/s400/IMG_8880.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxsGvAIv3vt_RIhEYT9ELBqaJ0gIaONtM8zNA5xWAgNkRcloCh47NUpQpyU3gNvzy_6TbkFgkvKmRPBC9_PTapOVAOUyztf7ZJ8AThOkdhQqkbUM2bB-k5k7Yi7GhofltiWCSzsqJv0Tf/s1600-h/IMG_8882.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294592183809217762" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxsGvAIv3vt_RIhEYT9ELBqaJ0gIaONtM8zNA5xWAgNkRcloCh47NUpQpyU3gNvzy_6TbkFgkvKmRPBC9_PTapOVAOUyztf7ZJ8AThOkdhQqkbUM2bB-k5k7Yi7GhofltiWCSzsqJv0Tf/s400/IMG_8882.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfFXqyPEpc1tPNYGG1PFYULEe3MoFitMYn4XLdHryrv8O_MYCM_Ix6RD2QlHY59EdZLTCyiAFNrPSd4iluJhXp9Wiw8g2N9a5h3PwViEfihCcOamYo6CYcs-r0xrvljW6FxPbNos4GiDj/s1600-h/IMG_8881.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294594386413318226" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfFXqyPEpc1tPNYGG1PFYULEe3MoFitMYn4XLdHryrv8O_MYCM_Ix6RD2QlHY59EdZLTCyiAFNrPSd4iluJhXp9Wiw8g2N9a5h3PwViEfihCcOamYo6CYcs-r0xrvljW6FxPbNos4GiDj/s400/IMG_8881.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center"><br />And this is the original pattern:<br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinENKRfyGlcgIQlHpScyv6hzknuA79Q7C_5RczH7i_6PlukD42xCldTFEze4N_6dipm8VaBaLMU7e3ZBqXsROE3Uh-y2ZdxNBl1MDCCxrrK6tvIgWtp8uHDGm4FXFwb4EKL70HKpYY4qBk/s1600-h/mantel_kleider_burda_jan_1975.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294596859431344194" style="WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinENKRfyGlcgIQlHpScyv6hzknuA79Q7C_5RczH7i_6PlukD42xCldTFEze4N_6dipm8VaBaLMU7e3ZBqXsROE3Uh-y2ZdxNBl1MDCCxrrK6tvIgWtp8uHDGm4FXFwb4EKL70HKpYY4qBk/s400/mantel_kleider_burda_jan_1975.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-86055188348126406172009-01-19T20:47:00.004-06:002009-01-19T20:52:44.701-06:00I've Only Just Begun<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qXpDIsPPKCg/SXU7Z0UXtZI/AAAAAAAAEBw/H-e5GX8PIGk/s1600-h/IMG_1901.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293202251770738066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qXpDIsPPKCg/SXU7Z0UXtZI/AAAAAAAAEBw/H-e5GX8PIGk/s200/IMG_1901.JPG" border="0" /></a> I've finally gathered all of my supplies - except maybe shoulder pads, which I thought I had ordered with my samples and other supplies, but. . . . I did purchase some at JoAnns today. I don't know if they will work, but they will be a start. I ordered interfacing today.<br /><br />I also managed to trace the important pattern pieces for a muslin. My goal is to press and cut the muslin after work this week and get it to photo stage before the weekend. <br /><br />When I purchase the wool from Ann, she said I didn't need to worry about pre-treating. Should I take it to my local dry cleaners to steam, or will it be fine? Also, how should I pretreat the lining? It's poly? Machine wash & dry even though the coat will be dry cleaned? <br /><br />I've stalled on converting the sleeve to two pieces. I'm not sure if I'll carry on with that or just use the one piece sleeve since I don't really understand the significance of the sleeve being in two pieces. Okay - off to cook dinner.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-39392505187123488232009-01-19T18:16:00.002-06:002009-01-19T18:19:10.276-06:00still workingDigs and Melissa, Congratulations! It is encouraging to see the new coats pop up on the blog.<br /><br />I'm still working on mine. Today it feels like I'm rounding the corner. The pieces are beginning to go together and it is looking more and more like a coat.<br /><br />IMHO, the best thing about bound buttonholes is that they are DONE! I'm looking forward to not having all the stress of working buttonholes in a finished garment. I expect to finish mine by the end of January.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-44899305820141050442009-01-19T09:38:00.007-06:002009-01-24T21:19:48.471-06:00I have conquered Stalingrad!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvSlPHPJUESHQj5pF7LdXPVzv4BWBSSiYQU1nwi1zZHSZPIjn-1q6YBizBuMh6g81l1SOOIKSGXSO7kSlA74qnnn4njAt-4fqWBYMzTWqAZhkhiITaa1VS5hYU-eVE3j0XIcY2UtZJ8oE/s1600-h/In+action+-+front+closed.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 189px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvSlPHPJUESHQj5pF7LdXPVzv4BWBSSiYQU1nwi1zZHSZPIjn-1q6YBizBuMh6g81l1SOOIKSGXSO7kSlA74qnnn4njAt-4fqWBYMzTWqAZhkhiITaa1VS5hYU-eVE3j0XIcY2UtZJ8oE/s320/In+action+-+front+closed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293192353254394722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-en0F5PiVP_DE-XVJV7fEUfK3rdGbQVac5Vb0k4x0wRc_eO-6bsyR01PrHgjUEYgTEMAzAe8qIRTPqBs_Zvq_8u3atfWKznFeQUPwXbADrmuMCPK56JvkyUdUrrR0cMXFIXNTBJBiwLH/s1600-h/In+action+-+lining.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-en0F5PiVP_DE-XVJV7fEUfK3rdGbQVac5Vb0k4x0wRc_eO-6bsyR01PrHgjUEYgTEMAzAe8qIRTPqBs_Zvq_8u3atfWKznFeQUPwXbADrmuMCPK56JvkyUdUrrR0cMXFIXNTBJBiwLH/s320/In+action+-+lining.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293193120411793554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Yes, it's done at long last; I wore it for a test stroll yesterday and to work this morning despite the fact that it's still missing one front button (the local store should re-stock by week's end). Yesterday's photos clearly show the uneven, temporarily pinned up hem with lining peeking out<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRRVvDDz7W6_x9aO7cWzGLzrhCRsOXN6gAsHuO5n8ohdDRxrrrLPoy5zA-jYx6J79BUG-UMZYEuULb6cD4zgxYZ37yRibo1zi69BdfUsbLksLCUb1S3ShS7G0HGQIUfmeDlhQIB0eleR-/s1600-h/In+action+-+secret+pocket+-+sleeve+buttons.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRRVvDDz7W6_x9aO7cWzGLzrhCRsOXN6gAsHuO5n8ohdDRxrrrLPoy5zA-jYx6J79BUG-UMZYEuULb6cD4zgxYZ37yRibo1zi69BdfUsbLksLCUb1S3ShS7G0HGQIUfmeDlhQIB0eleR-/s320/In+action+-+secret+pocket+-+sleeve+buttons.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293193628240990482" border="0" /></a> - but all's finished now. I posted a <a href="http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/readreview.pl?readreview=1&reviewnum=35774">Siege of Stalingrad review</a> for it on Pattern Review. The whole pictorial story can be viewed on my flickr site under the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27299810@N08/sets/72157606044257643/">Vogue 1266 set</a>.<br /><br />This is my 3rd GCSA coat. It was certainly the most complex and time consuming one of the lot. I've learned a tremendous amount during the entire 6-month exercise. Thank you, co-sewers for all your ideas, tips, and process descriptions! And, thank you very much Marji (HUGE BOW), for starting this blog. There's no way in a million years I'd have thought of making a coat without it. Now I see that making a coat doesn't have to be any more intimidating than making a well tailored jacket. Isn't that the best lesson for all future sewing?!<br /><br />How did I do in comparison with my wishful thinking of last July? Well, I did make the McCall's 5247, but only in a lightweight tartan twill, not the cashmere, which I decided to save for a more interesting pattern. I did make this Vogue coat; I didn't even begin the Burberry-wannabe trenchcoat, but spring is still far ahead; and, to my great surprise, I found a raglan-sleeve Burda pattern for a fun little impromptu short coat that was easy to make and is super comfortable to wear.<br /><br />OK, who else is still working on their coat? De-lurk and let us rah-rah-rah you onwards!Digshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146986269769790807noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-32881422297004147502009-01-14T05:46:00.004-06:002009-01-14T05:50:58.495-06:00I finished!After months and months of inactivity, I managed to finish this, my first ever coat, while it's still cold outside!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.fehrtrade.com/images/893.jpg"><br /><br /><img src="http://www.fehrtrade.com/images/894.jpg"><br /><br />If you'll remember, <a href="http://www.fehrtrade.com/article/114/a-wool-coat-in-july">way back in May</a> I laid out what I wanted from this coat:<br /><br /><i>As far as my coat needs go, I walk to work about 35 minutes each way every day, and my commute takes me over the very windy Tower Bridge! So I need my coat to be very windproof and warm (which I think the Thinsulate will provide) but also very long so my legs don’t get too cold. I know from experience that the wind goes right through jeans and corduroys, and god help me if I’m wearing a skirt!</i><br /><br />I can safely say that I've succeeded! This is by far the warmest coat I've ever had - even when we had gales on the river a few nights ago, I didn't feel a thing through the coat (though I could through my scarf and double socks, ugh!). The walking ease really helps, too - unless the wind is blowing directly from my left, the flaps stay closed of their own accord and my legs stay extra toasty. It's not particularly fashionable and the shape isn't exactly flattering, but it's <b>warm</b> and that's what I wanted!! I feel I could join the Russian army with this coat with just the addition of a fur hat...<br /><br />I've got a ridiculous amount of photos and way, way more backstory on everything I did with this coat <a href="http://www.fehrtrade.com/gallery/195/the-warmest-winter-coat-ever" target="out">over at FehrTrade.com</a>! Thank you again, Marji!!Melissa Fehr Tradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14734428215982288386noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-57397149794090689882009-01-08T07:30:00.002-06:002009-01-08T07:40:13.053-06:00Conquering bound buttonholes and interliningLike Digs, I'm still working on my coat, but at least I'm making progress again!<br /><br />I got as far as the <a href="http://www.fehrtrade.com/article/127/london-haberdashery-shopping">material gathering</a>, <a href="http://www.fehrtrade.com/article/121/been-up-to">muslin fit and alterations</a>, and even sewed together the body pieces of the coat before I lost momentum in August. The half-finished coat has hung in my sewing room ever since, taking up valuable space and making me feel bad every time I glanced at it, but the abnormally freezing cold temperatures we've had in London have made me jump back in with both feet to get this finished, because I could <b>really</b> use this on my daily walking commute to work. I've got a RTW long wool coat, but with the wind and extreme cold we've had, I can feel the cold through what I've got now (the papers are gleefully reporting that, at -10C, London is colder than Antarctica right now, and I've lost count of the number of Russian-style fur hats I've seen out and about).<br /><br />My biggest stumbling block, and the reason my progress halted was that in order to proceed, I had to make the bound buttonholes, which I've never done before, and quite frankly, was scared of. But <a href="http://www.fehrtrade.com/article/186/patrones-wool-trousers-in-progress">I'd learned to make welt pockets recently</a> and I figured these were essentially like tiny welt pockets, so that gave me the confidence to finally sit down and try.<br /><br />Here they are as I pinned the first lips onto all the basted placement lines, with three pins per lip!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fehrtrade.com/images/881.jpg"><img src="http://www.fehrtrade.com/images/881t.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.fehrtrade.com/images/882.jpg"><img src="http://www.fehrtrade.com/images/882t.jpg" /></a><br /><br />After making ten of these for this coat, I wouldn't say I'm an expert, but I'm certainly not scared of them any more!<br /><br />Even back in May, I knew I needed to make this coat extra, extra warm to withstand my daily windy commute, and the way to make a coat warmer is to interline the body and upper sleeve with an extra layer. I decided on microfleece as my interlining of choice <a href="http://www.fehrtrade.com/article/116/coat-interlining">way back in June</a> after discarding Thinsulate, if you recall... <br /><br /><a href="http://www.fehrtrade.com/images/883.jpg"><img src="http://www.fehrtrade.com/images/883t.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.fehrtrade.com/images/884.jpg"><img src="http://www.fehrtrade.com/images/884t.jpg" /></a> <br /><br />I won't lie to you - this took <b>forever</b> to hand sew (and I hate hand sewing!) so I'm glad I had several days off work to just sit on the couch with the dressmaker's dummy next to me to work on it. I certainly wouldn't interline every coat in the future, but for a long, thick coat like this, I think it's going to be worth it.<br /><br />After the interlining was attached, I then inserted the shoulder pads and sleeveheads, and shaped and attached the collar pieces. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.fehrtrade.com/images/885.jpg"><img src="http://www.fehrtrade.com/images/885t.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.fehrtrade.com/images/886.jpg"><img src="http://www.fehrtrade.com/images/886t.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.fehrtrade.com/images/887.jpg"><img src="http://www.fehrtrade.com/images/887t.jpg" /></a> <br /><br />Notice how the white pocket bags in the third photo are on the interior side of the interlining so my hands should be nice and warm inside!<br /><br />So it's looking like a real coat now, but I still have to finish constructing the lining, then I'll attach it by machine to the top and sides, and finally hand sew the hem and sleeve hems! If you're reading this and you haven't gotten as far along on your coat as you'd liked (and I've not seen anywhere near 100 completed coats here, so I know Digs and I aren't the only slackers!), then step forward and do <b>something</b> on your coat, anything, to get your momentum going again! I was once like you!<br /><br />(I left out some bits here, so if you'd like to read the full account, <a href="http://www.fehrtrade.com/article/193/conquering-bound-buttonholes-and-interlining-my-winter-coat" target="out">head over to FehrTrade.com</a>)Melissa Fehr Tradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14734428215982288386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-56854251071861465902009-01-06T22:19:00.002-06:002009-01-06T22:27:41.312-06:00Erica B's - McCall's 5766<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b16/eribunk/M5766-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 379px; height: 559px;" src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b16/eribunk/M5766-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Here's my finished coat! <a href="http://www.ericabunker.com/search/label/McCall%27s%205766"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Here are all of the details!</span></a><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-65843319908639455892009-01-06T16:05:00.005-06:002009-01-06T16:17:01.983-06:00MaryPat's Completed Coat<div>I finally finished my coat and proudly wore it to a friend's for dinner the first day!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw286k6NmeQdDTc8QTWSyVmxqNBG75NhEyOdp-JUFm1myGaSg1RKczfAj-Qa06iyEwjw1ZNcZzYPUiStbQWpHeJwaToum3tmBH3QOnsyL7u1IIzNHHzNTEmj4aiR_87KCMK1zdCj5if98/s1600-h/coat+002+(Medium).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288307450709924514" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw286k6NmeQdDTc8QTWSyVmxqNBG75NhEyOdp-JUFm1myGaSg1RKczfAj-Qa06iyEwjw1ZNcZzYPUiStbQWpHeJwaToum3tmBH3QOnsyL7u1IIzNHHzNTEmj4aiR_87KCMK1zdCj5if98/s320/coat+002+(Medium).jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdfWUdeEgoaEqngW23vg83I2b_ZdzR4LOWJEulXuKP5GQSTQkxNNji41zMxMhfALIL6amM06dXt2pHoqPeFe27GIMrhxhdGLyP0JZ9m2aDThBhfX0PJx7PhMyTPligv3JypRrtT-biGE/s1600-h/GCSALONG+009+(Small).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288307454854699890" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdfWUdeEgoaEqngW23vg83I2b_ZdzR4LOWJEulXuKP5GQSTQkxNNji41zMxMhfALIL6amM06dXt2pHoqPeFe27GIMrhxhdGLyP0JZ9m2aDThBhfX0PJx7PhMyTPligv3JypRrtT-biGE/s320/GCSALONG+009+(Small).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The fabric is a mostly wool tweed in charcoal and brown with a copper fleck and lined in a grey/brown stripe. Both fabrics are from Emma One Sock and I believe were designed to coordinate. It is interlined with a flannel and has Kasha Satin sleeve lining to avoid bulk.</div><br /><div>The pattern is an OOP Vogue pattern # 2449. I changed it considerably, but it was closest to what I wanted. It has a front dart, back princess seams, welt pockets and a back vent.</div><br /><div></div><div>The coat I was wearing previously saw me through my last pregnancy and wasn't new then, so a new coat was definitely in order. </div><br /><div>Thanks Marji for sponsoring this Sewalong. I haven't posted much, but have lurked a lot and wouldn't have gotten this done without it.</div><div></div><div>There are some more pictures of the completed coat and the construction on my blog if anyone would like to see more. <a href="http://merrypatter.blogspot.com/">http://merrypatter.blogspot.com/</a></div><div></div>Patriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07987205501192805511noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-75826219776481191722009-01-01T19:56:00.004-06:002009-01-13T08:24:53.221-06:00Progress at last!January 13th update: Progress has been slooooow. As soon as I completed the side seams, I deliberately started dragging my heels. Why, you ask? because the very large side seam pockets destroyed the line of the coat and added about 30 kg to my hips. It took a while to convince myself that remedial action was essential (in this case, NOT a visit to the gym). By now I've ripped out the side pockets and reconstructed the side seams. Much better! <br /><br />The bound buttonholes are made, but their matching openings on the facing not yet. Neither are the single welt pockets on the coat fronts: last night I had to dye some silk jacquard & organza for new pocket linings and facing buttonhole lips. But once those two things are done, I can sew the shoulder seams, set in sleeves & collars, and sew everything together. The undercollar is nicely padstitched, and the facings, underlining, and lining all integrated into a silk-lined microfleece undercoat. Then, just the sleeve & bottom hemming, and buttons. My progress is incrementally tiny each day. The windchill will be -34C tonight, -36C during the day tomorrow, and actual temps are to drop to -31C by Friday: I want to wear this baby already, and start my California-bound wardrobe. <br /><br />Original post Jan 1st: Finally. Oh yes. I have 3 - count'em - just three nearly to-be-uninterrupted days left before I return to work. I hope to have my Very Serious Siege of Stalingrad Coat all but done by then. My little family New Year's Eve skate yesterday (brrr!), and the temps hitting -20C overnight, said: it's Time! it's Now Or Never! During the holidays I also did a little psychoanalysis aka self reflection, and realized what was holding me back: construction of the lining is always SO anticlimactic for me (hugely booooring!). I couldn't face that, SO to avoid the anticlimax, I started with the innards of the coat instead. Hooorray!!! Today I cut & sewed the lining, cut out the windblock underlining, got at least partway to having it constructed (might even finish before the night is out), and pre-treated the string which is going to be the lining trim (inside a gold coloured satin ribbon).<br />Oh yea. Oh yes, yes yes. I'm going to have a new coat before the week's out. A nice, long, all the way down there to the ground, made in Canada for a truly spanking Canadian blizzard, Eskimo-survival coat. Yea. Arctic blast, you say? bring it on, baby!!!! I'm going to face 40 below and enjoy it!!!!!Digshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09146986269769790807noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-82347593828768679492008-12-31T02:49:00.003-06:002008-12-31T21:07:50.125-06:00Liana's Coat is FinishedI got photos of the coat on me, so I'm adding them at the top of this post.<br /><a><img src="http://www.pbase.com/lianasews/image/107647833/medium.jpg/" /></a><br /><a><img src="http://www.pbase.com/lianasews/image/107647836/medium.jpg/" /></a><a><img src="http://www.pbase.com/lianasews/image/107647838/medium.jpg/" /></a><br /><a><img src="http://www.pbase.com/lianasews/image/107647840/medium.jpg/" /></a><br /><br /><a><img src="http://www.pbase.com/image/107620399/medium.jpg/" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.pbase.com/lianasews/coatmarfy1746" target="_blank">Link to All Photos in this Post</a><br /><br />I got the buttonholes finished today, and now I'm completely done. I'm very pleased with this project. I don't have any photos of me wearing it because I dropped the camera on a cement floor while I was taking these photos, and that was the end of that! <br /><br />I don't think you can see the shaping very well on the form, but it has a very nice, subtly slimming line, and has a lovely shaping to the side seam area, even though it doesn't have side seams as such. Marfy drafting shows its excellence once again, at least in my opinion. <br /><br />The lining is silk charmeuse, and I used the same corded-look whipstitch with DMC floss to attach the lining to the body of the coat as I used on the pocket linings. I also attached the monogram circle to the right front lining in the same way.<br /><a><img src="http://www.pbase.com/lianasews/image/107620397/medium.jpg/" /></a><br /><br />Here's a close-up of one of the buttonholes. I used the same DMC floss to make them as I used on the lining, etc. <br /><a><img src="http://www.pbase.com/lianasews/image/107620398/medium.jpg/" /></a><br />The stitches are fairly large, and even at this scale they tend to disappear into the pile of the cashmere. I love the way the bead on the edge of the lips makes a perfect line, and I think the variegated floss adds just a little spark to it.<br /><br />Here are the buttons buttoned through the buttonholes.<br /><a><img src="http://www.pbase.com/lianasews/image/107620396/medium.jpg/" /></a><br /><br />I want to thank Marji for spurring so many of us to start and finish a coat project. I know I would not have attempted such a complicated project with so many new techniques without her encouragement and knowledge.Lianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13235950571276425579noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-51946364896138834742008-12-26T20:17:00.001-06:002008-12-26T20:18:41.068-06:00Vogue 8438 - Finished Part III<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3197/3139218209_c6988e6c1f.jpg?v=0"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3197/3139218209_c6988e6c1f.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3125/3140046726_088e673d7f.jpg?v=0"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3125/3140046726_088e673d7f.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />For the past four years I have been fortunate enough to make at least one winter coat per year. Last year, I made a coat for the first time for DD; the year before that I made my sisters coats for Christmas; and three years ago I made a coat for the first time for myself. <br /><br />Last Spring <a href="http://fiberartsafloat.blogspot.com/"target ="new">Marji</a> created a blog called: The Great Coat Sew Along. She invited fellow sewists to participate. Each contributor selected a coat of their choice, posted the various stages of making it, and published the finished coat. Several bloggers and members of PR become contributors to this awesome movement. The Coat Sew-Along is a great source of encouragement and allow each participant an opportunity to take advantage of several tutorials posted on the blog. Big Thanks to Marji for creating and maintaining the site.<br /><br />At the beginning of the year, the blog will be made available for everyone to view. Several people are still working on the final stages of their coats. <br /><br /><br />I finished my coat on Christmas Eve and am happy to post my final review of the process. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Pattern Description:</span> MISSES’ COAT AND SASH: Loose-fitting, lined coat, above or below mid-knee has princess seams, front snap closures, shoulder pads, center back pleat and side seam pockets. A, B: ruffled collar and collar band, two-piece sleeve. B: purchased belt. C: standing collar, sleeve with cuffs and optional sash.<br /><br />I made view A.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Did it look like the drawing: </span> Yes, it did. I added a few inches to the length and made some fitting alterations.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Where the instructions easy to follow: </span> No problems there. Typical instructions for putting together a coat with princess seams.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What did you like or dislike about the pattern/coat: </span> The thing that drew me to this pattern was the "flower petal" shaped collar. I'm always looking for patterns with odd or different accents. The other thing that drew me was the sleeve variations. The sleeves for view C could easily be exchanged between a variety of coat patterns.<br /><br />After I attached the collar to the coat, I fell out of love with the coat thinking the collar was too big for me and the coat. This back and forth with like/dislike happens occasionally as I go through the process of finishing a garment.<br /><br />My sister saw the coat Saturday, and she just love it! Especially the collar! She already put her bid in for a swing coat made of "beautiful" wool. No hurry, next winter is fine.;-)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fabric: </span> Bright Navy - Lightweight Melton Coating<a href="http://www.gorgeousfabrics.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=4601"target ="new">Bright Navy - Lightweight Melton Coating</a> purchased from Ann's Gorgeous Fabrics. The lining is a brocade from Hancock. I didn't underline the coat so I thought the brocade would help fight against the strong Chicago winds. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Preparing the fabric:</span> Before pre-shrinking the fabric, I trued the grain making sure the cross grain was perpendicular to the lengthwise grain. Then I folded the fabric in half and basted the parameter. I didn't want to go through the trouble of pre-shrinking it myself. So I sent it to the dry cleaners.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Pattern Alterations or any design changes you made:</span> <a href="http://themahoganystylist.blogspot.com/2008/08/great-coat-sew-along-muslin.html"target ="new">First I made a muslin to check the fit</a>. Then I transferred the <a href="http://themahoganystylist.blogspot.com/2008/12/alterations-and-fitting-vogue-8438-part.html"target ="new">observed changes to the pattern.</a> After posting the muslin photos, I noticed I hadn't sewn the correct seam allowance for the center back seam. Instead of the usual 5/8 inch allowance, the pattern called for about 2 inches seam allowance. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others?</span> Not for myself. The collar is so unique that I wouldn't sew this version again for me. But I would recommend it to others. It's a fairly easy pattern to follow for a stylish coat.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Conclusion:</span> I'm back to my original thoughts about this pattern. It's stylish and offers a unique collar to a otherwise standard design. It's a nice pattern to try. I wear my new coat on Christmas, everyone love it!<br /><br /> <a href="http://themahoganystylist.blogspot.com/search/label/Vogue%208438"target ="new">Here are all posting related to making this coat.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/3140048580_ed4fc8eb89.jpg?v=0"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/3140048580_ed4fc8eb89.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a>Cennettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109335050044632749noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-86447272090519851472008-12-21T09:36:00.002-06:002008-12-21T09:51:00.241-06:00Ann's Cashmere Coat - FinishedI feel kind of like a loser girl. I have been enjoying reading everyone's posts, but I haven't done any posting on my progress. Mostly because, typical of any of my projects, nothing happens and then,<i>wham!</i> it's done in a flurry of activity and flying fabric bits. This coat is no exception. So I give you my finished "Michelle Obama Coat", <a href="http://img.sewingtoday.com/cat/20000/itm_img/V8548.jpg" target="_blank">Vogue 8548</a>:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.gorgeousthings.com/images/8548%20Finished%20Coat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 370px; height: 640px;" src="http://www.gorgeousthings.com/images/8548%20Finished%20Coat.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The shell fabric is a wonderful cashmere that I have had in my stash for a couple of years. I lined it with a brilliant painted silk charmeuse. It's one of those surprise linings that makes me smile and will probably cause comment when I take my coat off.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.gorgeousthings.com/images/8548%20Lining.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 427px; height: 640px;" src="http://www.gorgeousthings.com/images/8548%20Lining.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I posted all the construction details <a href="http://gorgeousthings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">on my blog</a>. The cashmere was tricky to work with. You need to treat it like a napped fabric, and use a gentle touch when pressing to avoid unwanted imprints. <br /><br />I'm really happy with how it turned out. I was inspired by Erica B's version. This is a really great pattern and I'll be wearing it with pride for Christmas.<br /><br />Happy sewing!Gorgeous Thingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00105281854898289918noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-24456489303491318142008-12-20T18:53:00.001-06:002008-12-20T18:54:33.210-06:00Alterations and Fitting Vogue 8438 - Part IIFinally, I'm able to post the alterations and fitting of my Sew-Along Coat, V8438. The pattern alterations were relatively easy. I had to make a FBA and a sway back adjustment. With princess seam style garment I usually don't worry about adding width across the shoulder blades in the paper pattern alteration. As I'm cutting out the garment I add a little more to the seam allowance just in case. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/3123939846_f6d4032cb9.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/3123939846_f6d4032cb9.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Here I made a sway back adjustment on the back and back lining pattern by folding out about 3/4 inch.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3209/3123109751_8769c30fe8.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3209/3123109751_8769c30fe8.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On the side back (also used for the lining), I gradually increase the amount to be removed as I moved toward the seam allowance that joins the back pattern. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3124/3123938730_ce1638741f.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3124/3123938730_ce1638741f.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On the front and front side pattern I made a FBA. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3231/3123111401_17e9975576.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3231/3123111401_17e9975576.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The adjustment were also made on the front facing and front lining.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3258/3123941198_65c4803213.jpg?v=1229818086"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3258/3123941198_65c4803213.jpg?v=1229818086" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Fitting - Front view - No gaping at the front closure across the bust line.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/3123113635_669e75e7cf.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/3123113635_669e75e7cf.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Back view - No horizontal lines across the back. The stitching at center back seam of the collar and the lower center pleat will be removed after the final press.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3213/3123940788_1deec371b4.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3213/3123940788_1deec371b4.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Side view.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3203/3123941866_fa633d719b.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3203/3123941866_fa633d719b.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I've already attached the front facing and lining. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3121/3123116745_dee1bdde1e.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3121/3123116745_dee1bdde1e.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's a view of the under collar. When I had the coat on the stand on the coat felt a little droopy. But I think I can live with it.<br /><br />Tonight I plan to hem the coat and attached the lining to the sleeves.<br /><br />Stay Tuned...,<br />Happy Sewing!<br />CCennettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109335050044632749noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728513409643104140.post-88127247766800189952008-12-15T20:23:00.005-06:002008-12-16T22:44:30.797-06:00Ann's - Burda 7855 - "Complete"<blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote>I am so pleased - I finally finished my coat.<blockquote></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Vr-qdlRrPfAI4XEsBLNWl467wKopbT_0pl8j73ekWm-C6waYQn8hpdoT17ubxGJBV5UDgca4ksEAmm_MnXhieIth-MBf7MfhGUQyeuy_Ik8mqWyjpGx9195BX6CNRrXjEbOB1e6ipU1O/s1600-h/Coat+Burda+7855+3114386695_384b67ed4b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Vr-qdlRrPfAI4XEsBLNWl467wKopbT_0pl8j73ekWm-C6waYQn8hpdoT17ubxGJBV5UDgca4ksEAmm_MnXhieIth-MBf7MfhGUQyeuy_Ik8mqWyjpGx9195BX6CNRrXjEbOB1e6ipU1O/s320/Coat+Burda+7855+3114386695_384b67ed4b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280611067045307810" border="0" /></a></div> </div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzcx1bz8pQreTx756W09-xeD93k5yyp6SsXLuzTThxmER4JsOd2UA83AAZx327FXqdPoArdy-XuU6jIy-UaVPDbG6v61Ss6xXg-dKExjgGaSVPJSt4arPfpgzJ4QUHBjedjsAw_IKv0YXJ/s1600-h/Coat+Burda+7855+Ann+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzcx1bz8pQreTx756W09-xeD93k5yyp6SsXLuzTThxmER4JsOd2UA83AAZx327FXqdPoArdy-XuU6jIy-UaVPDbG6v61Ss6xXg-dKExjgGaSVPJSt4arPfpgzJ4QUHBjedjsAw_IKv0YXJ/s320/Coat+Burda+7855+Ann+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280556695266575506" border="0" /></a></div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGd771Vx3mNcnR1jlEdjruzjXIT0Wp1prl1c4prmW43q4JFX0w2MNb3yI2gi0gxdTbZyjcGV8PJhZSeN8VHxduCmI1DwMkt-oHMJEq2E-ivM5-MD1TgoXw_2Yg-d6dTA0N_xWNgYghmgL/s1600-h/Coat+Burda+7855+Ann.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote></blockquote> ........................................................Looking at Bradley(my dog :))!<blockquote></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzsvlJDVXT7PasySQTTk-GPyOSQaghvF3pG08xYBPJqKHgvzDS7059czbhDm07ItWFzC7n_pmMyzKeVRPwMRwpwfCAJ4APLTAZ7YCsEH6tamY8oyE8C0IKFk2ezlvQzIaCqXDtKgJKy51/s1600-h/Coat+Burda+7855+ok+P1010006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzsvlJDVXT7PasySQTTk-GPyOSQaghvF3pG08xYBPJqKHgvzDS7059czbhDm07ItWFzC7n_pmMyzKeVRPwMRwpwfCAJ4APLTAZ7YCsEH6tamY8oyE8C0IKFk2ezlvQzIaCqXDtKgJKy51/s320/Coat+Burda+7855+ok+P1010006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280565681799688274" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VCE-V7Gc1fF9VcokQy7_Xr2CvrlD1G5n6ZBxPvu1uqYWXp2e93viXyQr7j5j2URn1zoF2YIMxPr-MsLp67LJF0blK_Eee-9Xw6vMqPLuHx_LfI1lrbD_RQYMdpp6XHHBA36s8um-iU2q/s1600-h/Coat+Burda+7855++Back+View+P1010022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VCE-V7Gc1fF9VcokQy7_Xr2CvrlD1G5n6ZBxPvu1uqYWXp2e93viXyQr7j5j2URn1zoF2YIMxPr-MsLp67LJF0blK_Eee-9Xw6vMqPLuHx_LfI1lrbD_RQYMdpp6XHHBA36s8um-iU2q/s320/Coat+Burda+7855++Back+View+P1010022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280565459628867298" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The coat went together quite nicely with no complications.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">The style changes I made were minor: I made bound buttonholes and made single welt pockets.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left; font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLGYSWB8KjXrgaoXJbeEudTYHt8mVw4dZYcfFOj108PubvX7CXr5Q013hbcMTWq8wdifTgic1jBpjXSIi2QicWl2HrkaqRTtGlI4yn4IO5Esvcf2Hk1-R6XjKZXtkdk2P0NwFUAQq6TLS/s1600-h/Coat+Burda+7855+Hem+finishing+P1010026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLGYSWB8KjXrgaoXJbeEudTYHt8mVw4dZYcfFOj108PubvX7CXr5Q013hbcMTWq8wdifTgic1jBpjXSIi2QicWl2HrkaqRTtGlI4yn4IO5Esvcf2Hk1-R6XjKZXtkdk2P0NwFUAQq6TLS/s400/Coat+Burda+7855+Hem+finishing+P1010026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280201111789854722" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJcyUBmez5Hn_G6shtuuOfeKa_E-48PlGidJyFuEIjq1l4u9XdGhpCbNIWVDZUD1krKw_d-_H_joA8XifXtRoDHmtdHoFjooSOiwZx_39zLyDEWWY9_OwNAIR6xjk0pTQ5U4ZR0FWqjSa/s1600-h/Coat+Burda+7855+Hem+P1010024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJcyUBmez5Hn_G6shtuuOfeKa_E-48PlGidJyFuEIjq1l4u9XdGhpCbNIWVDZUD1krKw_d-_H_joA8XifXtRoDHmtdHoFjooSOiwZx_39zLyDEWWY9_OwNAIR6xjk0pTQ5U4ZR0FWqjSa/s400/Coat+Burda+7855+Hem+P1010024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280203259540991698" border="0" /></a>..............................................................................................................................................................................<br /><blockquote></blockquote>I used a decorative stitch on the lining hem and then sewed the lining to the coat by hand. (at the hems only!)<blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wjyY47sfhHPdVA9CVpgLcGPPIVbZpu4wltYXFNMXk-ED_FiaIok0BLECMvSFuq-wLU1OTTsIe3PE3Nq-8a_pHvRLoETqVlJfwDYI0U1Da1VSrRELRUZ9X1TWrKjzuHn4a6aHFnxWkKst/s1600-h/Coat+Burda+7855+Bound+Buttonhole+P1010043.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wjyY47sfhHPdVA9CVpgLcGPPIVbZpu4wltYXFNMXk-ED_FiaIok0BLECMvSFuq-wLU1OTTsIe3PE3Nq-8a_pHvRLoETqVlJfwDYI0U1Da1VSrRELRUZ9X1TWrKjzuHn4a6aHFnxWkKst/s320/Coat+Burda+7855+Bound+Buttonhole+P1010043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280542792856968786" border="0" /></a></div></blockquote>.....bound buttonholes and my buttons from <a href="http://www.buttondrawer.com/Search1_Results.asp?Product_Code=jhb57102&Submit=Locate+Product">The Button Drawer.</a><br /><br />......single welt pockets<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-Jyl6Gnyg6h0xrrOlwkShc2pVkMZcshBmnDMorORhBWRr-iQ8Jai_UXo9ZENe8WK4UrUcivS3irYHCklThrm0Wl3418Rh6opSHEIoa9LNE7T5F3KiM7ehAXtfwQMlqi6iScR47XppRye/s1600-h/Coat+Burda+7855+Pocket+P1010045.JPG"><blockquote><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-Jyl6Gnyg6h0xrrOlwkShc2pVkMZcshBmnDMorORhBWRr-iQ8Jai_UXo9ZENe8WK4UrUcivS3irYHCklThrm0Wl3418Rh6opSHEIoa9LNE7T5F3KiM7ehAXtfwQMlqi6iScR47XppRye/s320/Coat+Burda+7855+Pocket+P1010045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280542810642861298" border="0" /></blockquote></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZZU3NaUOlDM4qbR0etP4GehZLWI2Vvv-4_DMbGnWxVvbzkFwoosqaS86Aiiwnde-OOA_JZneyQZXL7HGcm-z8Y3gjnHNVUm_2RMztmICiD2fEjMcL_-P219-WC1x1Q04EEqKkhaDLcBf/s1600-h/scan0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZZU3NaUOlDM4qbR0etP4GehZLWI2Vvv-4_DMbGnWxVvbzkFwoosqaS86Aiiwnde-OOA_JZneyQZXL7HGcm-z8Y3gjnHNVUm_2RMztmICiD2fEjMcL_-P219-WC1x1Q04EEqKkhaDLcBf/s320/scan0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280557426681153330" border="0" /></a><br /><blockquote></blockquote>.........back vent detail. I didn't really notice the instructions for sewing the lining to the back vent - until I was actually sewing the lining to it. The pattern instructions for the vent would have you cover the vent opening, as illustrated in the picture. I didn't care for this, so I ended up modifying the flap lining. I clipped into the lining so I could then stitch the lining around the opening. I've done <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/annsfashionstudio/3114893774/in/set-72157601658805540/">this</a> before and so I'm pretty sure that the look I ended up with for this vent is not how it should end up looking like - however it's the best way I could think of to finish it, so the vent flap could freely open without being attached to the lining. It's also a shorter vent since I shortened the coat by 3 1/2 ".<blockquote></blockquote><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8JPPgsv9JYT8ZAQfB9m52Vne7FQWLS3zZC_dTqCsGsyGqqh5CXe41_zGIqDfdSX7J5VR9Mlj9HTGmzrly9UL-olLRN4TJoZylDpb-wq8c215e1Dh_vIaD1mp7iOdd-PKwgWz-acaiqxi/s1600-h/Coat+Burda+7855+Back+Flap+3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8JPPgsv9JYT8ZAQfB9m52Vne7FQWLS3zZC_dTqCsGsyGqqh5CXe41_zGIqDfdSX7J5VR9Mlj9HTGmzrly9UL-olLRN4TJoZylDpb-wq8c215e1Dh_vIaD1mp7iOdd-PKwgWz-acaiqxi/s320/Coat+Burda+7855+Back+Flap+3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280561921372972098" border="0" /></a><br /><blockquote></blockquote>I'm very very happy with this coat and I love the fit. I'm so pleased how it turned out and even more pleased with the fantastic information I gained from -<br /><br /><a href="http://pacoperaltarovira.blogspot.com/2008/09/tailoring-methods-sastreria.html"> Paco's</a> and <a href="http://tanysewsandknits.blogspot.com/2008/09/mtodos-de-alfaiataria-por-paco-peralta.html">Tany</a><a href="http://tanysewsandknits.blogspot.com/2008/09/mtodos-de-alfaiataria-por-paco-peralta.html">'s</a> tutorial - Thank you so very much to you both for sharing your time and valuable information!<br /><a href="http://fiberartsafloat.blogspot.com/">Marji</a> - Taking this project on was a huge undertaking and you did a fantastic job. Thank you.<br />It was a pleasure having so many people from all over the world come together for such a project. It was fun and I enjoyed seeing everyone's jackets come together.<br />More posts <a href="http://annsfashionstudio.blogspot.com/search/label/Great%20Coat%20Sew%20Along">here</a>!Ann Made Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02736679240367173915noreply@blogger.com7