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| longer sleeves. I vote for yes. |
Pencil Girl made me this Kimono Jacket. She's been a friend since college and we both worked at the same fabric store - so we've sewn our whole lives together.
Anyway - last fall, she and I went to a Sip (wine in a fabric store!) and Sew at Fabric Depot to meet MimiG (look her up) and Deb Kreiling. We'd met Deb for the first time at Sew Expo last Spring. She pretty much runs Simplicity Patterns.
Deb is shockingly short (my apologies, but she's shorter than me) and was wearing this beautiful kimono style jacket. I ran and grabbed the pattern, as did Pencil Girl. FYI: Simplicity 1108.
The jacket was so simple and so flattering.
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| straight from work with sweaty tshirt |
Was I ever surprised to see this in my mailbox the other day. She does exquisite finishing too. And this is a muslin - made quickly to finesse the fit.
It fits!
Deb from Simplicity added some sleeve bands - lengthening the sleeve at the same time. Pencil Girl even made up some longer sleeve bands for me to try out.
Right now - I'm too lazy to change anything. And for the first time in months, I dreamed about sewing during my nap the other day. I may have the perfect fabric to make another in my stash.
I'm still a bit amazed that she sewed a wearable garment for me, and it fits, that I am showing you totally unedited photos.
Today - wednesday - I received an email from USPS inviting me to fill out a survey regarding our recent missing package case. I was not flattering as no one has resolved anything nor have they followed up. Hello - here's my email.............
Stay tuned. It's almost been a month. Well - longer than three weeks. I mailed it on the 20th of December?
That jacket really is pretty and different. That's the best thing about sewing is you can make such neat things for yourself! Bravo! I hope it's the package!! ((hugs)), Teresa :-)
ReplyDeleteOhhh fingers crossed for a resolution to the mail debacle - FINALLY!
ReplyDeleteI quite like that kimono - I think it might be just the thing to hide some *ahem* figure flaws that I deal with (maybe if I dealt with fewer cookies I'd have less flaw-age, but that's a thought for another day! :D). I hate muffin-tops - I want my overages minimized, not spotlighted for all to see! I don't usually wear layers because I'm always hot, but a jacket like that in a very light fabric might work quite well. Yours is so pretty!
I usually run hot too. I really like this look.
DeleteDreaming about Sewing! Very inspiring!
ReplyDeleteI hope you make yours soon.
DeleteI have nominated you for the Libester Award!
ReplyDeleteSee post here:
https://unraveled670.wordpress.com/2018/01/20/the-liebster-award/
Thank you Connie. I will probably fail at paying it forward but I'll do my best.
DeleteThat jacket is great - that pencil girl is a super star!!!
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