Finished!

I know what you are thinking : “Gosh, that woman has been sewing this purple jacket forever!”

Well, not really. It only took me a week to finish it, but describing the process takes much longer than process itself! I even wore the jacket a few times ( one of them to the playgroup ) and my incandescent purple self was sticking out in the crowd like a sore thumb :)

Ah, I was feeling so bright on that rainy day!

So today I am going to sum up my purple jacket post series. Previous posts are here:
Burda 7579
Puzzling discovery
Ode to a pocket
Oh yuk!! ( a brief life of an ugly collar )

What happened next

So since I made my sleeve vents and they came out rather nice and sharp, I finished the sleeves and proceeded as usual to set them in.
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Puzzling discovery

Do you fully trust commercial patterns? Do you rely on their precision and cut into your precious fabric with no fear or reservation?

If you do, this little blog post just might change the way you sew.

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Burda 7579

Burda 7579

 

Talking about using your stash patterns!

I have been sitting on this pattern for over 3 years now. There was suspiciously little info on it on Pattern Review, an ominous sign, surely.

I found 7579 on the pattern website somewhere and printed it out.

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