When I started cutting the pattern for
Very Easy Vogue 8626, a simple coat with princess seams and gorgeous back pleats, it was still fall in New York. Then it
snowed and I wondered whether I would even be able to wear it in 2011.
See the back princess seams:
I bought this blue and orange plaid wool suiting from a sale at the Fashion Institute of Technology last spring. It was $2/yard. I only had two yards though, so I had to shorten the coat 3 1/2 inches in order to make the pattern pieces fit on my yardage. I'm short though (5' 3"), so I think it will still look good.
I did my best to match up the plaid....which wasn't that successful, as you can see. Oops. I love it anyway. (You love me for my flaws too, right?)
The front is much more understated. I'm still waiting for my buttons to arrive. I ordered them online because I can't muster the strength to go downtown to the garment district with my kid again anytime soon. My husband has a lot of gigs these days, which is good for our family's bottomline, but bad for solo notions shopping trips.
I clearly need to research plaid-matching tips, though my front and side seams are good. Should I have the side panels matched up too? It's tricky with the grain lines. Any tips? Send 'em my way.
Don't worry about the plaid. It looks like a rather clever design element :). Especially if your side seams are also as well-matched as your front and back seams. I can't wait to see what it will look like when it's finished.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Butterfly, for what it's worth-- the CF and CB seams are so nicely aligned that the rest looks great as is! This is going to be gorgeous!
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ReplyDeleteSuzanne, it's looking gorgeous! Here's hoping we have a real fall and not just go straight into winter.
ReplyDeleteStunning! I have this pattern too and I hope I can match plaid as well as you have!
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