Long Bomber Jacket - Oh the Gold!

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This was not my last make of 2018 nor my 1st make of 2019, 

but it is my longest make...I think ever!

The good news is that I finished it in time to make my Make Nine 2018 list!

Even though I had many delays while working on it, it was an easy make!

The fabric is a quilted knit with gold thread.
  I purchased it from Joann's at the beginning of 2018, but had no idea what I would make.

Then I found a 2 yard remnant at Vogue Fabrics of this brown knit with...you guessed it - gold thread!
  

Then, boom!  The idea hit me!  

A Long Bomber Jacket!
I used Vogue 9275

So off I went on a zipper hunt which took a couple of weeks!

Some of my Facebook Group Members might remember my post about the zipper selection - even though I didn't tell them what I was making!

As you can see, I went with the darker zipper because I wanted the contrast!
And because the teeth were...you guessed it...GOLD!

  

I was thrilled when I remembered that I had some gold satin in my stash!  I was just enough for the lining! When I say "just enough"...there were only slivers left over after cutting it!  Whew!




















My only hack was to use a zipper a few inches shorter than the pattern suggested.
I need to be able to walk, right? 😄

 Another reason it took longer than usual to finish it was because my primary sewing machine had to be repaired (oh the saga) and I was just not willing to trust my back up machines to complete the top-stitching...knit and satin...oh my!

By the the time my machine was repaired (that's another story for another time) I was involved in other projects...one being filming my Online Sewing Classes!

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Stand Alone Classes or my 6 Month Membership Program!

Once my machine was back home, I used my walking foot to join these 2 opposing fabrics together! That made it sew much easier!

I used the bag method to line it...there's the opening in the sleeve lining that was used to pull everything through!

Yep, I always finish my linings as well.
This one was serged.

                                                        Serged satin is a beautiful thing!

After the top-stitching was done...I had a fully constructed long bomber jacket!
I was SEW happy!

I usually shorten the sleeves of commercial patterns for myself, but with all the stops and starts of this project, I lost track.  I've made a note of it for the next one (yes, I'm going to make it again).

But I am NOT taking this one apart to fix them!  It just took too long to finish!  LOL!

I'm very happy with it!  I think the color is perfect for the chilly weather and it is surprisingly warm! And of course we can wear bits of gold any time of the year, right!  LOL!

Now to start my SWAP (Sewing With A Plan) for 2019!

Check out my sew sister, Anita Morris' Blog about sewing with a plan! In-fact check out her entire SWAP series!  It is quite insightful!

What are your sewing/crafting plans for this year? I'd love to hear about them!

Happy Endless Sewing!

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Scuba Knit

Scuba Knit!

My dear daughter once again needed an outfit for an event.  I make a lot of tops and unique pieces for her, but this time she wanted a dress.

Of course she sent me many pictures of what she wanted and I decided on Telio Scuba Knit and ordered it from Fabric.com. This was my 3rd or 4th time ordering from them and I'm quite pleased with the quality of the fabric.  I also decided to hack Vogue 9084 to get the look she wanted.

Since I had only worked with scuba knit once for an alteration, I decided to not take chances with this dress and it's triple layered asymmetrical hem .  So I brought out the big gun - my walking foot! That in conjunction with my serger, made this fabric a dream to sew!

My only challenge was getting the cuts right on the 3 hems (my brain does not do asymmetrical well). My last tackle of it was done during her final fitting. I literally cut them (carefully) with her standing in front of the mirror.

I top-stitched the front bodice darts to make them kinda disappear, which made her happy (she doesn't like darts).  The sleeves were cuffed as a design element, which she loved.

The 3 layers of the skirt made for quite a heavy dress, so to avoid additional weight or bulk, the front and back hems were finished on my serger with a 3 thread overlock stitch. An invisible zipper was installed in the back.

She had not decided how she would style it, so I had to wait for pictures from the event.

 I love the look of the lace leggings with her gold shoes and jewelry!

I've heard that scuba knit doesn't have a good drape, but from pictures I've seen of other garments and from my limited experience with it, I was pretty sure it would drape well.  And boy, was I right!  Check out the drape of the back of this dress!  Just lovely!

We were both quite pleased with the finished dress!

Have you tried scuba knit, yet?

 I'd love to hear about your experience with it! 

Feel free to leave your comments below.

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