Late last Fall I had a vision of a jacket I really wanted to make. One of the fabrics from Sawyer Brook's autumn collections spoke to me every day I worked in the cutting room, and by early November I had to bring some home.
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| The sleeves are just pinned on, but the fit has already been adjusted. |
This rich lightweight brocade has just enough glitz to make it somewhat dressy, but I had a casual jacket in mind. When some beautiful leather skins arrived in the warehouse, I knew where I wanted to go with this jacket. I just wish I could have got my act together and done this earlier -
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| Test samples of the leather - as straight binding for the center front edges, and curved for the neckline. Had to sew this using my walking foot. |
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| I really love the way this is going to look! |
It's taken me almost a year to get there, but it's coming together. My plan is to wear it with new jeans and sort-of cowboy boots, as my country outfit - New England style - for the ASDP conference in Nashville next month. Ouch - make that in about 2 weeks, it's October
tomorrow, already! Well, at least I've finished one of my former UFO jackets - more on that later. It's going to be a busy couple of weeks -
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