January 15, 2014

JACKET PROGRESS AND IN THE MEANTIME...

...for months I haven't been able to get in much evening sewing.  Not sure why; maybe there's just not enough hours in my day.  But this week I've been determined to get a little bit done on my jacket each night.  "It is not going to take me a month to complete this project - tailoring and all" - I say to myself, I'm bound and determined.

The sleeves are in folks! - inserted without a glitch with helpful advice from Cecil and Erica the jacket/coat gurus.

Whenever I get close to finishing a project like this and I'm nearing the end, I make a list of what I have yet to get done:
  • shoulder pads and maybe a sleeve header
  • top stitching
  • back tab
  • lining
  • buttons
  • hems
Only six more things, yeah!  I'm determined to get three of them done tonight.

But in the meantime...
I decided it was high time to test drive my first McCall's 6844 aztec cardigan, so today I wore it with my  Vogue 8939 black turtle neck knit dress and my favorite black boots.
 
The cardigan garnered lots of praise at school with several students wanting me to make one for them.  Needless to say I loved all the compliments.  It wore well even though I'm really not a belt person.

O.k. now on to work on the jacket list... 


47 comments:

  1. The peplum jacket looks great with the dress.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Wow! It's very flattering on you. I love the basic black with your black and white jacket. Fantastic outfit.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you Nancy. I really enjoyed wearing it.

      Delete
  3. All of mine have been solids now I want a print!!! Fabulous!

    Can't wait to see the finished coat too!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you Mrs. Smith. I'm sure you will love one of these in a print.

      Delete
  4. Fabulous jacket and outfit.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Hubba hubba! I love that look!

    Faye, you and I are on the same jacket plane! I set my sleeves in yesterday, too. Now I have to cut the lining pieces, sew them together, and attach the facings. Ugh. We're both close to the end!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you L! You know great minds tend to hoover over the same planes. I cut my lining tonight (Thursday). Maybe we will debut our jackets at the same time too.

      Delete
  6. Hurrah! Hurrah! on the sleeves. I love, love your cardigan and the belt.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Your cardigan looks great! Very flattering.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Great outfit, love the print combination on the black.
    Good luck with the step by step progress, it really works sometimes to break it up in steps. So much more feeling of things that are really done.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you Sigrid! Yep, I feel better after breaking this big project into smaller steps, and it does give me the feeling of being closer to the finish line.

      Delete
  9. Fabulous cardigan! It looks great with the dress and the belt.

    ReplyDelete
  10. That is such a chic outfit! I think you wear a belt very well; sometimes it's good to try out new ideas :-) !

    ReplyDelete
  11. Miss Faye, looks like this is going to be a nice jacket! Okay...I love, love, love the cardigan. Heck...the whole out fit. You nailed that whole look! Yeah...LOVE IT!

    ReplyDelete
  12. oooh that cardigan is WHOAH. i love that whole ensemble!

    i like your idea of a finish line list--whenever i get close, i get too excited and mess something up royal. maybe a list would keep me sane :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you Oona! I like what you called my list - the finish line list, makes me feel like there's light at the end of the tunnel.

      Delete
  13. Anonymous1/16/2014

    You look great! I can see why all the girls wanted one! Did you ever get things straight with the RTW Facebook group?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you Shawnta! No, never was able to connect with the RTW Facebook group. I finally gave up - but I'm not looking at it negatively cause I will be sewing all along anyway. Maybe it wasn't meant to be.

      Delete
  14. Love this look Faye!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Love the cardigan Faye and you wear it well. The jacket is looking pretty good. Can't wait to see the finished product.

    ReplyDelete
  16. The cardigan is absolutely gorgeous. The print is divine. Great job.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you so much! I fell in love with the print.

      Delete
  17. That is one sharp looking outfit, Faye. Your jacket is looking wonderful. I can see why you garnered all those compliments!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you so much Bunny!

      Delete
    2. This comment has been removed by the author.

      Delete
  18. That is one sweet looking cardigan!! Stick with the jacket, you'll be so happy when it's finished.

    ReplyDelete
  19. Oooh, the Aztec cardi is awesome! And I can't wait to see how the new jacket lands.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you so much! I can't wait until the jacket lands also.

      Delete
  20. Your OOTD is just fab!! You are rocking this outfit.

    ReplyDelete
  21. Omg I love this! It looks so sharp and make you look like a bada** teacher. Karl Lagerfeld haa his collaredshirts. Carolina Herrera has her white buttondowns and black skirts and this look is totally yours. Rock it!

    ReplyDelete
  22. Faye,
    Your cardigan looks really good and the print you used worked well.

    ReplyDelete
  23. Love your jackets. Very flattering!

    ReplyDelete
  24. You may not be a belt person, but you're really rockin' that one with that GORGEOUS jacket! love, love, love this look on you! Where did you find that great fabric Faye?

    ReplyDelete
  25. The jacket is looking great, can't wait to see it finished! And the cardigan look is great on you!

    ReplyDelete

THANKS FOR LOOKING IN. YOUR COMMENTS ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED!!!

Paying Homage to Black Pattern Designers...

...for years February has been set aside as a special time to learn about and recognize accomplishments of African Americans and other peopl...