Happy What’s On Your Workdesk Wednesday, all!
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My desk today shows I’m in the midst of making this jacket out of black denim:
Nearly half of the pieces require fusible interfacing, so I hauled out my press to do the job.
I inherited this press from my mother-in-law and just love it. I wish I had a place to keep this amazing tool set up all the time, it would certainly get more use. The lovely thing about using a press to apply fusible interfacing is that you get a complete fuse, no bubbles, no ripples and no missed spots.
This is one project that makes me very thankful for patternreview.com, as there have been several problems noted with this pattern. Reviewers have said that the shoulders are actually far more dropped than in the sketch on the pattern cover, the sleeves are too narrow at the cuffs and the pocket placement is weird.
You can kind of see these things in the below photo of the finished garment. (I have to wonder if it was deliberately made of a busy fabric so these problem wouldn’t be apparent?)
Anyhow, I decided to carry on with this particular pattern and make my own corrections because I couldn’t find another jeans jacket pattern with all the interesting style lines.
I hope to finish it today and then I’ll be sure to post a review, including how all the changes can be made and pitfalls to avoid.
Oooh – that’s going to be just great in black. You look like a real pro – look forward to seeing it soon!
Hope you will call by Friday for the first My Mojo Monthly. Thanks for sharing today.
Sarah at 6.
Hi There. Nice looking jacket and what a fab press. I have wondered if they are worth buying and I see that is a definate Yes from you.
Looking forward to seeing it finished!
Aren’t you a buzy bee! 🙂 Love the jeans jacket pattern. Good luck with it. 🙂
It’s coming along nicely, but needs a LOT of revisions.
Well! I’ve got to the point in the week where I start hitting random blogs from the Linky list on WOYWW, and have stumbled across yours for the first time – I’ll definitely be back!
I envy your skill and ability with clothing patterns (the top in blue is gorgeous, btw) and I’d not heard of pattern review. I’ll return for tips, hints, wrinkles and ideas, and will be visiting pattern review for more help – I struggle to find things I like, or that fit, and so feel maybe I need to use my machine more.
My Mum has an ironing press, and I’m looking forward to inheriting it… LOL Thanks for sharing this week!
You’ll love Pattern Review! I don’t make anything anymore without checking to see what others have to say. It’s saved me a lot of grief.
Getting a perfect fit is one of my main reasons for sewing. It’s so satisfy. 🙂
Thanks for stopping by!