Stash busting: Wool Pin-striped Vest / Butterick 6745

This vest will match the recently made pants.  

Unfortunately, it does not fit.  I just have the buttons and buttonholes left to do, but I'm not going to proceed.  I'm writing this as a proceed with caution post.  

I can't close the front at the waistline regardless that my waist measurement is two inches less that the written measurement on pattern piece 10, front.  The bust fits at the front princess seam but is too large at the sides and the armhole is too big,  This is not a good fit at all.  I can wear this by closing the top with a brooch and leaving the bottom open.  But I wouldn't wear it with the pants made in the same wool suiting fabric, it's just too short for my liking.  Maybe, over a dress with the brooch?  Oh well, not all sewing projects work out as planned.  This is the first time sewing Butterick 6745 and it's likely the last time.  

Sewing IS Political

This is another Canadian made and tariff free sewing project.  All the supplies and equipment used to sew this vest were from the stash and did not contribute to the convicted felon's economy.  

My heart again broke watching the news this past week, like most days.  That's wrong, watching on the news what happened in Minneapolis and the callous rhetoric that followed, my heart was crushed. Sewing did not comfort me, it is a distraction and a poor one at that.  Keep protesting peacefully and safely, keep boycotting and most of all keep taking care of yourself and others.  

The fabric used to make this vest came from the stash and had been there many years.  The British 100% wool suiting fabric is the same used for these pants.  It came from Mitchell Fabrics, a Canadian fabric outlet that closed down many years ago.  The 100% silk lining fabric was found in the home décor department of Fabricland, another Canadian fabric outlet.  The fusible interfacing from the stash, was found at Fabricland as well.  The designed and printed in the U.S.A. pattern, Butterick 6745, entered the stash when Fabricland was selling off their stock of patterns when they were sold into liquidation due to tariffs.  It was an elbows down moment that I do regret.  The fabric scissors used to cut the wool and silk fabrics are from Merchant and Mills, an United Kingdom company and were purchased at The Workroom, a Canadian fabric outlet.  The fabric scissors used to cut the fusible interfacing was made in Tiawan and were found at Fabricland.  The Gutermann threads were made in Greece and were found at Fabricland.  

Project details

Seams:  3.0 straight stitch

Seam finish:  Serged

Fabric:  1 metre

Lining:  1 metre

Interfacing:  0.6 metres

Pattern:  Butterick 6745, circa 2021

Additional Tools and Supplies:  Cutting table, pins, pin cushion, measuring tape, fabric scissors, thread clippers, measuring gauge, Janome 4120 QDC sewing machine, walking foot, Janome AirThread 2000D serger, threads, tweezers, iron, ironing board and water.  

Stand strong, elbows up and keep sewing.