Sunday, February 21, 2010

I've had a Productive Day

Today was a good sewing day!  I finished the jacket, made a new pair of black pants and cut out Butterick 5415.  A very good sewing day, indeed!

First a pic:
Me wearing Butterick 5446 plus
the black stretch wool SWAP pants

A close-up of the buttons and the collar

It's late so I will share construction details on the jacket tomorrow. 

The Butterick 5415 dress:
photo courtesy of http://www.butterick.com/

from the wool that I bought with Elizabeth from Mood Fabrics...


The wool has been pretreated...the pattern pieces altered and everything cut out...I will finish this up next weekend.  I feel a little calmer now because I have plans to make a dress! *LOL*

...as always more later!

62 comments:

  1. Nice work! You have been busy and the sewing gods were with you. the outfit looks great.

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  2. Great looking jacket. You look fabulous in your new outfit. I have the same jacket fabric, thinking about a trench coat.

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  3. Your jacket is fantastic! I love the fabric, and it looks so chic with your black pants. Wonderful outfit!

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  4. That jacket is fantabulous. I love it. The color is great on you too. I CAN'T WAIT to see you make that dress in the to die for fabric. CAN'T WAIT. Did I mention that I can't wait?

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  5. Wow, that is one stunning outfit! Love it!

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  6. Wow! You look fantastic. I love this outfit. The jacket is truly wonderful!

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  7. Very sleek combination. :) I like the jacket and I like the pants, but when you wear them together, you look smashing! Great job!

    Rose in SV

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  8. I took one look at your pic today and said out loud "G-- I love that jacket". It turned out really beautiful.

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  9. A great outfit. I love the jacket, especially the fabric. A great job.

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  10. You look fabulous in this outfit. The fabric of the jacket is beautiful and I like piped collar

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  11. wow, you made that jacket fast and I love it on you.

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  12. Great outfit, I am totally in love with the jacket fabric.

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  13. Beautiful!! The jacket is amazing and looks perfect with those pants. Nice work!

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  14. You look beautiful in your fabulous jacket!

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  15. Stunning! A very sophisticated outfit.
    vtmartha

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  16. That's a very pretty jacket and really, the whole outfit looks terrific. I don't know why you don't care for pants beause they are very becomming on you. They lengthen your body and are very slimming. It's a good look for you.

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  17. That jacket is REMARKABLE. The color,the fit and the fabric choice. It looks beautiful

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  18. How chic, how slimming and you look taller too!
    Just wait for those compliments!

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  19. This is one terrific looking outfit! You look absolutely stunning!

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  20. Its lovely and very flattering!
    Kathy

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  21. What a beautiful jacket and what a productive day1 Good for you!And it looks really great on you.

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  22. What a great outfit. I love the jacket, you look fab in it!

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  23. You look like a million dollars. Best thing about blog posts is that you can see patterns made up that you might have passed up yourself. Great jacket, very elegant.

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  24. Carlyn, you are a picture of fabulosity in that jacket/pant combo. You need to revisit that look again and again. I know you love dresses, this look is awesome on you. I hope you see that, too :). I really reallllly like it!!

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  25. The jacket looks great and the fabric was $1.95/yd. Super,super score!!

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  26. That jacket looks beautiful on you! I have that pattern so now I'm enthused to make it.

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  27. I know you love dresses, and you always look great in them, but this is a great outfit for you - looks fantastic!!

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  28. I am dazzled by your skill and speed - it would take me days to achieve all that! That outfit looks amazing. The jacket is so beautiful and works perfectly with the pants.

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  29. Very pretty, very flattering jacket. I like the jacket/pants look on you!

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  30. Nice jacket and you manage to whip up pair of pants over the weekend to go with it... Wow! I wish I could sew that fast....lol...Love the entire outfit...

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  31. Fabulous outfit! You look amazing!

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  32. Stop the Presses!!! I have an insert for the 1st page... Carolyn looks Absolutely Smashing. Totally love the jacket.

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  33. Looks terrific! Wha a great patttern, what a great ensemble.

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  34. The jacket is great, but those pants are also very flattering. A day well spent, I'd say!

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  35. Your outfit is to die for. I love, love, love it. Beautiful job!!!

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  36. What a fabulous outfit! Love the jacket... the fabric is perfect with that style.

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  37. Woo-hoo, you look friggin' awesome, Ms. C! I scooped up that same fabric too to make a sheath dress for Annie. Or maybe me. Might use the other side of it.

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  38. Dahling, you look Fabulous... stunning!

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  39. That jacket looks wonderful on you! I love the mix of the fabric and structure of jacket. Beautiful work!!!!!

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  40. Wow! You look fabulous, Carolyn. And what a great sewing accomplishment. Beautiful outfit.

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  41. This is stunning, Caroline. I think this is my favorite ever that you have made for yourself. Can't say enough about how great you look in it.

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  42. Your outfit looks beautiful and you look great! You did a fantastic job, the fit of those pants is very flattering :)

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  43. Haha,
    Why are you laughing like you're "up to something"?

    Spring is coming (okay...maybe for us faster than it is for you) and I think we all have our eye on a little something something un-trouser. That dress is going to be GREAT! pfft, like you're jacket: ohsoamazing!

    I'm super excited to try the Butterick 5317 out. We'll seeeee ^_^

    -roe.

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  44. What an elegant, sophisticated outfit! It looks great on you and is very flattering. I know that you prefer to make and wear dresses but this combination looks like a real winner on you.

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  45. The jacket, the pants - what a great looking (& fitted) outfit, but I just really love that jacket. Don't think I would have thought of that fabric for that jacket, but it was a great idea.

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  46. The jacket is beautiful! The color is nice, especially with the black pants. I have been watching this one since the beginning. Wow!

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  47. OH,WOW. I love that jacket, love it. You look absolutely fabulous. Fabulous! K

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  48. I LOVE your jacket, really nice outfit. It looks wonderful on you! You are giving me some inspiration for a piece of fabric I have, LOL!

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  49. It's just super!!!! Looks wonderful on you , I love it.

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  50. I love the jacket too. What great fabric! You look great, as always.

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  51. The jacket is beautiful, and looks wonderful on you!

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  52. Beautiful Jacket.

    With the dress, are you using the actual pattern or a TNT and the pattern for design inspiration?

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  53. I think you like pants about as much as I do, but they look really great on you! Very flattering silhouette with the jacket.

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  54. Tres chic! What a stunner of a jacket. The whole outfit is so polished and sharp!

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  55. Your jacket and pants are both beautiful. That fabric is so pretty. Thanks for sharing!

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  56. Stunning! This outfit is so chic, so polished and so flattering. You look amazing. You'll have to make more of these (at least I hope they're in the plans!).

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  57. It looks so beautiful on you!!

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