Saturday, August 16, 2008

1945 Jacket


Well,I finally got started on the FSG1945 jacket. I had already traced the pattern, but I wanted to add length to it since when I originally traced it, I had made it shorter. Also, for some reason, I had lowered the waist one inch when I traced it the first time. I had to change this back as well. I started to lay out my pattern, and realized that I needed to do a single layout. This fabric is really unstable, and I didn't realize how uneven the plaid is. Not only is it a one way plaid, the repeat is about every 18". I'm really glad I bought extra fabric, because there is no way I could have gotten this laid out otherwise. As you can see from this picture, I had to lay some pieces out in the middle of the fabric in order to get the lines to match. I still need to cut out all the pockets, collars, and back facing. Next I will fuse interfacing and underlining. I probably won't cut the lining until after I make the shell of the jacket. Oh, those are not the same two pattern pieces in the picture, One is the jacket front and the other is the facing. I do think I cut some pieces longer than the others, but I'm sure I will shorten the whole thing a little bit anyway, so it will all come out even.

**Oh, and side note from the previous post. I found the missing jacket fabric! It didn't really run away from home, it was in the very last box I put away! After I work out all of the fit issues in this version of 1945, I will make another one in the run-away fabric!

6 comments:

kbenco said...

I'm glad you found your fabric, is it a side effect of the beautifully tidy new cupboard from last post?

Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic) said...

Yeah for getting started! Since you've made this before I'm sure you enjoy the experience of sewing and making this your own.

Little Hunting Creek said...

I know all about missing fabric - I often finally find what I was looking for only when I am looking for something else. Congratulations on getting organized. Now I am afraid to do the same thing because then I will have to face the truth about how much I really have.

Nancy Winningham said...

Carolyn - actually, I haven't made this before, so I'm really looking forward to finally tackling it!

Ann Made Studio said...

The fabric looks very nice, and I can relate to the matching up those lines :) it's alot of work but in the end the work pays off.

Anonymous said...

Whew! Glad you have found the runaway fabric. I just hate that feeling...don't you?