Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Vogue 8398 - finished

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.


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10 comments:

  1. TanyOctober 24, 2007 at 11:16 PM

    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!

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  2. AnonymousOctober 25, 2007 at 3:15 AM

    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.

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  3. Kitty CoutureOctober 25, 2007 at 3:45 AM

    Oh, it's beautiful! Love the topstitching, it really adds something. Great jacket!

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  4. ShannonOctober 25, 2007 at 5:57 AM

    I am so glad you kept working at this jacket. It looks wonderful. I am sure you look fab in the entire outfit!

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  5. UnknownOctober 25, 2007 at 8:03 AM

    Great jacket! Thanks for the tip regarding raglan sleeves. Cheers, Anna

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  6. LauraLoOctober 25, 2007 at 7:28 PM

    Wow, it's beautiful, Vicki!

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  7. AnonymousOctober 25, 2007 at 7:39 PM

    The jacket looks great-clearly worth the effort to get a good fit. I love the fabric for the skirt

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  8. MaryOctober 26, 2007 at 3:00 AM

    Fab jacket! And a really timely review, as it's on my list, too. Can you post a pic of it on?

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  9. LianaOctober 26, 2007 at 8:48 AM

    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!

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  10. PatriciaOctober 26, 2007 at 9:11 AM

    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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