Thank goodness it is done, what a long and torturous sewing journey....
I should say first though, what a brilliant pattern! I have never made a coat before but this pattern and instructions were so clear it should have been pretty easy.
My first, and main, problem was the wool blend material I bought, it frayed even if you breathed on it and if you dared try and unpick it (and I ended up doing a lot of it) it basically self destructed!
Then, after sewing the coat panels together I realised that the material was stretching crazily when it was sewn...
Then to make it all 100% worse my sewing machine died on me and I ended up using my Mum's machine which was horrendous, think it must actually be broken, and my top stitching ended up wiggly and I had to unpick it all (see problem above!!)
The coat is now done apart from the button holes (I have put large poppers on in the mean time) as I am not even attempting them until my machine with the button hole programme comes back!
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| Slightly wrinkly post car journey photo! |
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| The back isn't really squint, must have been standing strangely! |
Linking up to some of these fab linky parties!
What a great looking coat, Alison. I love it, especially the flared bottom and the cuffs.
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful! You should be really pleased with yourself. Definitely an impressive first attempt =) The fabric you've used is just lovely x
ReplyDeleteGoodness, I never would have guessed you had such problems with it. Amazing, I'm sure you must be proud of yourself, and deservedly so!
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Wow, well done you!! It's gorgeous, such a wonderful design and it looks perfectly sewn to me.
ReplyDeleteThat's an awesome coat! If you had bought it, I bet it would have been REALLY expensive! It is a lovely fit too. Sorry you had trouble with the fabric. I had a similar problem last year and it drove me crazy!!
ReplyDeleteGreat coat Alison! And it looks like it was well worth all the unpicking and machine changes!!
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Hope you have a fabulous week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/
Alison your coat looks fantastic. I love the style. You should be very proud of the result. Well done.
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Wow! Well done Alison, it looks fabulous! Good for you persevering with it, totally well worth it!
ReplyDeleteHave a great day, Estelle xx
It's me again. I have just tagged you in a getting to know sort of game. Go to http://talesfromspringcottage.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/Tagged. Hope you enjoy doing it.
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I love the jacket. It is so pretty. I'm sorry that you had such a hard time. I hate when that happens, but I may try this. I have a link party on Wednesdays, and I would love it if you would link this and any other posts. It is called Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party. It runs from Wednesday to Sundays.
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I hope to see you there. I am your newest follower, and I would love for your to follow me also. Have a great Day.
Debi Bolocofsky
Adorned From Above
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Oh, I pinned this also.
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i am in love with the rulffles at the bottom of that. it's sooo cute. the fabric has great texture too! thanks for linking this up to tip-toe thru tuesday!
ReplyDeleteWOW i am so impressed right now that you made this. Im a very much a beginner in sewing and knitting so to see something as wonderful as this being made is inspirational. It is a fabulous coat!xxx
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ReplyDeletegorgeous! and just in time for winter! :D
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