I do not have a light/medium weight jacket to wear. I had 2 yards of 100% cotton sweatshirt fleece fabric that I thought would make a nice jacket for Florida winter. I liked the length of View B with View A collar and one button closure.
Easy pattern with minimal pattern pieces. I cut out a size Large and had to take in many inches.
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| Butterick 4865 |
No one was home so I had to try to take a photo with the camera timer. Just a warning.....
First try-on: The sleeves! OMG they are as long as my dress! The sleeve circumference is huge too.
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| First try-on |
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| Back View |
Second try on: I removed 8" from the sleeve length (I might have mis-read the pattern cutting lines). I also removed 1" from each sleeve seam for a total of 4". I removed 1" from the side seam allowances too.
I think the fit is much better, just roomy enough to wear a long sleeve top under and not feel constricted.
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| Try on #2 |
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| Back View |
Another Fabric Mart Fabrics purchase (last year sometime).
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| $10.00 Jacket |
I had the button in my stash.
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| Butterick 4865 Jacket |
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| Stash button |
I am really liking raglan sleeves. Not only are they easier to sew in but they fit great too!
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| Raglan sleeve |
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| Back View |
I'm off to sew something new!
Until next time.............
Bonnie
Very nice! I appreciate seeing the before and after fitting photos. I didn't think the body looked big until I saw the after photo, much better.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Cooler weather is here & I may get to wear it soon. I still need practice taking pictures by myself, but it helped me to see the back of the jacket better.
DeleteI love using casual fabric to make something a little classier. Looks great.
ReplyDeleteIf I remember correctly, the sleeves were ginormous! I don't think you misread anything. =)
ReplyDeleteGood to know, I'm bad about skimming over the directions/layout then just sew away, works out most of the time..... But I would rather the sleeves be too big than too small!
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