So far so good on my first wool jacket. I can't believe as long as I've been sewing I've never made a wool jacket.
Having less than 3 yds of fabric was definitely a challenge but I'm very happy with the plaid matching, this is the back collar and it's pure luck that it matches up so good. I had to omit the back pleat in order to have the yoke match.
You can't tell but I did include the pleat in the lining.
Love the under collar, since the wool is so thick I had to do a lot of under stitching, the pattern didn't call for a lining but a wool jacket pretty much demands it.
The compromise is that the plaid wasn't going to match up somewhere I knew this but I also knew that it had to match in the front, lapels, back yoke and the two part sleeve, so it won't match on the side seams, I figured this was as good as it would get, we'll have to see once it's finished.
7 comments:
I can't wait to see the finished product! Nice job so far!
Its looking great!
Looking beautiful, I have never made a plaid before, it's on my to do list, hopefully I will get the seams to match. Love the color of the fabric
This jacket is coming along really nicely. You are doing a great job. I can't wait to see how it looks when it's done.
I have fabric envy,lol! Just beautiful.
It's looking good to me!
Happy Belated Birthday and your jacket is coming along nicely.
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