My green version of Vogue 8398 is finished! I made the uncollared version and top stitched with the triple stitch in black. I was going to use green but changed my mind at the last minute. This is the first time I have used this stitch and am pretty happy with how it turned out.
I changed the order of instructions. The pattern has you sew the under and upper seams of the sleeves before attaching to the body of the jacket. I decided to just sew the under seam and then attach to the body. This way I could pin fit the sleeves to the shape of my shoulders.
To help reduce the extra fabric in the back of the sleeve that I had in the muslin, I pinned the seam of the sleeve a little bit deeper.
I also sewed up the matching skirt today but still need to hem it. I will post about that another day. But here is a picture of the top of the skirt with the matching binding on the inside of the jacket.
10 comments:
You did a fantastic job (your jacket looks awesome!) and what a great idea using the triple stitch for the topstitching!! I will remember this in the future!
That jacket turned out really nicely and it was a great idea to use that triple stitch. Great work! And yet another one of your wonderful garments I need to copy.
Oh, it's beautiful! Love the topstitching, it really adds something. Great jacket!
I am so glad you kept working at this jacket. It looks wonderful. I am sure you look fab in the entire outfit!
Great jacket! Thanks for the tip regarding raglan sleeves. Cheers, Anna
Wow, it's beautiful, Vicki!
The jacket looks great-clearly worth the effort to get a good fit. I love the fabric for the skirt
Fab jacket! And a really timely review, as it's on my list, too. Can you post a pic of it on?
Very cute jacket. I can't wait to see it on you with it's skirt. Great interior details! The triple stitch is one of my favorites, too!
It looks great. I am so glad the fitting woes were worked out.
I LOVE the topstitching and cannot wait to see it on you.
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