Monday 13 May 2013

Spring jacket!

You know what?? The spring jacket I started on February is done! And spring is not even gone just yet, I mean there might still be bit colder mornings when I could actually use the jacket. On the afternoons it has been really warm and I have not really needed any jacket. But HEY, I finished it!



When I started the whole project I was even then quite skeptical if I would ever finish it, so finishing it (only) in three months is quite an accomplishment for me. I also want to mention that Alana's Anti-procrastination Project inspired me to move on with the jacket. But based on the experience from the jacket I know that I will not start anything as demanding anytime soon. I consider myself fairly good in sewing but these type of projects require meticulous work and the result must look good and I just don't have the patience when it comes to sewing.

Anyway it's done! And why did I start this project on the first place? Well because of obvious, I did not have any jacket for spring. I had the trench coat, but it is too cold for early spring and my light winter coat is too warm. I had been thinking of getting a bit warmer coat for spring but then I saw this post by Muita Ihania, I wanted to make one just like it.


The pattern is from Ottobre magazine issue 5/2012. I got to say that I didn't quite understand the instructions for the pattern and made a few mistakes because of it. I'm not saying the instructions were bad, I'm just not used to reading those. And I know I took a few short cuts while making the jacket. Also I had bought the fabric from a thrift store more than five years ago and because of that I did not have any chance of having excess material. In the end I had to combine couple of pieces from the fabric to get all the parts I needed for the pattern. So it was a bit tricky.


Even with all the problems my new spring jacket ended up really nice, especially I love the lining and the zipper, those are so energetic.

And since the main fabric was bought from a thrift store or op-shopped as they say in down under/kiwi language I'm linking this to Op-Shop Show-Off.

14 comments:

  1. 12 points! The black/white+yellow combination is great!

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    1. You are well prepared for the coming Eurovision song contest :D
      Thank you very much!

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  2. Wow. That is a fabulous jacket! Love the black and white check with the yellow! Does the hood detach? It is a very cool design. You can always wear it next Spring. I am so glad I inspired you to finish it. Thanks for the mention.

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    1. Thanks Alana. No the hood does not come off, but I love hoods. I never detach them even if I could. Yes I can wear it next spring and even next fall. Yay!

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  3. So cute, especially the yellow zipper detail. Good job!

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  4. Love how this fabric stored away for a "rainy day" turned into a great spring jacket. loving the yellow accents

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    1. I'm very weak when it comes to crafting supplies so I save all sorts of things I like. And sometimes it takes this long to figure out what to make from them. :)
      Thank you.

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  5. that is a seriously great coat, i love it's style; and made with your own fair hands. very impressive x

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  6. awesome material to find. i love the angle front zip , looks difficult to do

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    1. That wasn't difficult, the angle was so well built into the pattern that it kind of came automatically. There were some other stuff though that I didn't quite understand in the pattern, but I was able to work around them.

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  7. That is one cool looking jacket. The yellow zipper definitely adds something special too.

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    1. Thanks Santa. I do think that without the yellow accents this jacket would be quite plain.

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