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| Pocket and dart markings, jacket front. |
And a lot of work! Besides the flat fell seams there are darts galore and slant pockets in the front that needs interfacing basted and markings to transfer.
Despite all these extra steps that need to be done, it is all worth it in the end. I did stray from the pattern instructions and ended up exposing the pocket seams allowance.
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| Jacket front pocket, in progress. |
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| Trimming the lower front corners before turning over the facing. |
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| Flat fell seams on sleeves. |
I was not loving the flat fell seams at this point. And for a moment, okay more than an moment, I feared that it wouldn't work.
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| Curses! |
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| Finished flat fell seams on undersleeve. |
Thankfully, the curse did not work and I was able to pull a two piece sleeve out from under my presser foot with the flat fell seam looking better than I had hoped for moments earlier.
Once the sleeves were stitched into place, it was time, well, for another rest break. There were quite a few during this project.
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| Topstitching and flat fell seams (bodice back). |
And then it was back to work on the finishing touches.
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| Topstitching and flat fell seams (jacket front). |
The fabric choice was thicker than any of the suggested fabrics on the pattern envelope and the back shawl collar seam proved to be a difficult section to topstitch.
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| Inside pocket and front facing, hand stitched in place. |
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| Oversized shawl collar. |
I did try a narrow hem but it was not possible with the bulk at the flat fell seams. Sew I serged the edge and turned up the hem one inch. It is one of the few places that I used the serger.
The last bit of housekeeping was slip stitching the pocket to the front facing.
There that's better!
Oh my goodness, that shawl collar is absolutely gorgeous. Or maybe that's the colour. OR BOTH! Wow.
ReplyDeleteHow is it you've managed to put this together so quickly, and I've only just got my coat shell together and the collar attached (just tonight)?! You are far quicker than I! Will we get to see you modeling this jacket?
Oh my, I didn't pull it off quickly, there were a lot of ice pack breaks in between short spurts of sewing. I had this cut in my stash since September and it is not lined. Plus I had some unexpected free time on my hands and I was pretty antsy to get back to the sewing machine, otherwise I think this would still be sitting in my stash waiting to be sewn. I think I found my upside to the accident! The pattern rating is easy and it really is easy. Well except for that top-stitching and flat felled seam on the undersleeve. I hope to wear it soon. I'll try to get pictures then.
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