On the sewing front I've been on a jacket binge and I have 4 to tell you about! I'm starting with what was my November 2018 BurdaStyle 2018 challenge. . I ummed and ahhed whether to make this one. I had had almost an exact match for the fabric in my stash for at least two years, and that was the decider. The photos aren't great I'm afraid, sorry.
There are a lot of cute features, jacket tabs and a half belt at the back, plus I decided to add a little fur from my stash to the hood, and cut the inside hood facing in fur. I took about an inch from the width of the hood, but it is still a little big.
I had a problem with the collar, which is supposed to be able to button up, and mine just didn't meet. Not sure what I did wrong here, but as I would never want something buttoned round my neck so high it will do. I was pretty pleased with the finished jacket and mostly because I feel that if I can make a jacket like this from a Burda magazine, I could make any of their patterns. Considering where I was at the beginning of the year, not even sure about tracing the simplest pattern I feel I've learnt a lot this year. This is definitely not a pattern for the beginner.
I cut a size 36 which is 1 1/2" less than my actual bust size, but even so it was on the big side and I took a little width from the sides. Is it just me or do BurdaStyle patterns come up rather big. Although it is a cute jacket the wool fabric is really itchy on the facing and I know I wouldn't wear it, so this one has gone to Gemma. Hopefully I'm back on track now, I have lots of ideas for 2019.
