Miss Faye of Faye's Sewing Adventure hosted a series of periscopes on outerwear. These were not only entertaining, they were very informative as well. I don't know how to link to periscope like she did, but you can find the links on her blog. At the end of each, she hosted a give-away of a pattern and yours truly actually won one of them! I was so surprised!
It's a coat pattern, Vogue 9133. It's even in my size range! If you ever need inspiration for that next coat, jacket or cape, check her out. She's done so many and they're all wonderful!
Thank you so much Miss Faye for hosting the periscope which I enjoyed so much and for the give away. Your pattern found a good home. I can't decide if I like view B or C best.
I'm still working on the Leanne Marshall coat. It's coming along slowly but progress is being made. One of the things I read about preparatory to this coat was the issue of pressing. One of the posters on the Pattern Review Sew-A-Long mentioned that she didn't think her hem looked as good as it could have if she had used a tailor's clapper to get a better crease. I wasn't familiar with this tool so I looked it up and found this great video from Angela Wolf on how to use one.
How did I ever manage to live without one of these? I promptly ordered one from Nancy's Notions along with a pressing ham for those princess seams.
I'd long wanted a ham and Joann's just never has them in stock. They arrived just in time for use and they're wonderful. All I need now is a ham stand to hold the ham for me.
On to the new patterns... A couple of weeks ago, Joann's had their Simplicity and Burda on sale so I grabbed a couple for the collection. I say collection because I have no immediate plans for any of these:
I got Simplicity 1316 for a top or two this summer, love those princess seams and cut on sleeves; Burda 6502, view A with a border print challis or eyelet would be great; and Simplicity 8259, it's just such a dreamy dress but who knows when I'll make it--just had to have it though.
That's all my news for now. I'm back to the coat and attaching the hood; the end is in sight.
