Thursday, March 19, 2015

Finished Jacket! Burda 7212

Readers, I am going to keep this post short and sweet.  I finished Burda 7212, version A mixed with version B, altered to not have linebacker shoulders and to not have a gap at the hips.  I don't have much to say about it.  Except, this may be my absolute favorite think that I have ever made in my entire sewing history.  I loooooooove it!  It was pretty much a dream to make and it's amazing to wear.  Without further ado-
This picture was taken after a full day's worth of wear, so it needs a slight pressing, but look at that color!  A coworker said it looked good enough to eat- like a raspberry.  What do you think?  It is a Super 120 wool from Valentino.  It was very lightweight and drapey, so I interfaced the entire jacket with tricot interfacing.  I didn't have enough of the black, so for the under sleeves and facings I used white.  It changed the depth of the pink ever so slightly.
Let's get into the details.  I combined the view A collar with the view B no peplum.  I made a size 38, with an giant 1.25 inches taken out at the shoulders.  I added about 4 inches at the hips, so that the front would lay flat.  I sewed the side, sleeve, and princess seams at 1/2 inch, but the rest at 5/8ths inch.  I drafted facings for the hem and the sleeves, as I think the make a cleaner jacket. 
The lining is likely a poly charmeuse bout in Sao Paulo for about $3.  I used grey/lavender biased binding to finish facing edges.  I also used it as piping between the front facing and the lining. 
I used a piece of the selvage to make a hanger.  I thought about using the piece that said Valentino or made in Italy, but I thought this was better.
For the buttons, I used mother of pearl buttons from a necklace that a friend gifted me.  I did make the welt pockets, if I were to make this again, I would make them thinner.  They're a little oversized for my tastes.

Anyway, that's that, I'll leave you with some more pictures.  Now to decide on my next make- should I move onto a wool/leather moto jacket, or should I make a shirt dress?  And oooh, wouldn't this jacket look good with my hot air balloon dress.  Pink with white and blue.  Next week!  Anyway, until next time happy sewing.



9 comments:

  1. I love that jacket A LOT. Such a cool collar. I also really like the ruffle on the skirt. Is that a slip or attached? And what material is it? I love the sheer/opaque effect.

    And I vote wool/leather moto for your next project!

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    1. Thank you! It's attached. Here is the blog post about it. http://sartorialsewing.blogspot.com/2014/06/when-bound-buttonholes-go-awry.html.

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    1. Thank you! It looks like we're thinking the same way, I just started my moto jacket!

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  3. It is super gorgeous! And that collar is very cool. You did an amazing job and you should be proud!

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    1. Thank you! I love the button earrings you made.

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  4. This is great! Fantastic colour and the fit looks spot on.

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    1. Thank you, it was so nice to wear. I'm pretty sure it will become a jacket sloper for the fit. :)

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  5. This is great! Fantastic colour and the fit looks spot on.

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