Floral Burda Jacket, Make Nine Progress:)

"It is good to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to Your Name, O Most High."

Psalm 92:1

     Hello my friends, I hope you're all doing well:) I just finished the second of my 2018 Make Nine picks, this burda 6847 floral jacket! I'm a bit bummed that I can't wear it right now (including pics of it on anyway;) but this is definitely for post-baby, lol. I checked out all the other reviews on patternreview.com and shortened view A, by a whopping 8"! FYI, I'm 5'2":) I knew I wanted it shorter than the pattern photo anyway, and as-is, this would have been dress-length on me (I compared the back pattern piece to my beloved M6886 to see if I needed to shorten it for my torso, but it looked ok, but again, way too long! I purchased a shorter zipper too, ended up being 26" I think. I also shortened the sleeves a bit because they were definitely too long on me.

          This gorgeous floral print is a scuba-type knit I picked up at Fabricville last Summer. I previously made a skirt out of this fabric (I initially tried to make a dress, but it was a fail, lol). After that I figured it would better suit a casual jacket. I added knit interfacing to stabilize the zipper area on the jacket and on the facing pieces. I used a black Ponte knit for the hood and front facing. I decided to topstitch the front zipper area and stitch in the ditch of the hood/neck seam instead of all that hand-sewing the pattern instructed. I also topstitched the hood to keep it in place. My stitching there is a little uneven so I didn't include any closeups, lol!

   For some reason the stitches kept skipping when I tried to topstitch with a double needle. After trying several needles, I opted for this decorative stretch stitch. I really like how it looks and will definitely be using it again in the future!:)

   This is currently on my cutting table!:) Using the first two patterns of my 2018 Make Nine to make the third on my list!:) My FB sewing group is doing a "Pinterest Inspired" Challenge for the month of March, so I'm more motivated to do this Rain Cape now:) I don't think I'll be able to find a matching deep blue zipper, so I'll probably use a contrasting white one.


   Still figuring out what type of zipper application I'll use- regular, exposed, lapped, with a zipper guard?? Any suggestions?:)

    Well, that's all for now:) I'll take some photos a few months from now once I can zip it up, lol:) Have a wonderful day everyone!

#DayandNightDressChallenge, Coffee & Cocktail dresses:)

“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him, should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.”

-John 3:16-17

 

       Hello all:) I recently had the pleasure of guest blogging for the very talented Elizabeth, from elizabethmadethis.com. She was hosting a "Day and Night Dress Challenge". This years theme was "Coffee and Cocktails". Basically, you were to make a comfy & casual day dress (for going out on a coffee date with a friend) and a fancier dress for going out for cocktails with friends, or to a nice dinner. I used a combination of the two patterns above for my Coffee dress to create the look I had in mind:).

V1314 & my favourite coffee mug!:) My thoughtful husband had it made for me:)

     For my Cocktail dress I used my beloved V1314 (which I just found out is recently OOP!). It is hands down, my most used pattern (my most recent version is #8). I did modify it for the baby;). I may save both dresses for a future pregnancy, but I'm thinking I may take them in post-baby! We'll see!:) My full Day and Night Dress Challenge post here.

  Thanks for stopping by! I hope you'll check out my full post on Elizabeth's blog, as well as all the other talented ladies who have made some pretty fab dresses! Lots of posts on Instagram and Youtube as well:) Have a wonderful week everyone!:)