It's been weeks since I've posted anything here. Things were moving ahead nicely on the velvet jacket. Maybe you remember? Unfortunately, my mom, who lives in a retirement community in New Hampshire, developed some pretty serious health problems. In response, I've been back and forth from my home in Maine almost weekly for the past month. What sewing I've accomplished has been "around the edges" of a pretty chaotic lifestyle. I did manage to get it hemmed, and the lining is completely finished. It really only needs buttonholes and buttons at this point.
I'm glad to report that mom's doing much better, and things are slowly returning to normal around here. Still, there's not much progress being made on the jacket. Why??? I got it into my head that I want to do handworked buttonholes. I blame the whole thing on Laura Mae and her gala extravaganza! Seriously, this woman is such an inspiration. Is there anything she doesn't have the courage to tackle? What would Laura Mae do? Heck, I've even gone out and bought 2 yards of silk organza because of her, even though I have NO idea what I'd do with it!
So here's the hold up.
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I am amused at the "floral trend for fall and spring." This trend hit the Korean fashion scene last year, and by the summer, K-pop fans were complaining about it. Personally, I got tired of seeing pop groups dressed like 1950's sofas and wallpaper. For example, http://seoulbeats.com/2013/07/for-your-viewing-pleasure-attack-of-the-floral-suits/ .
ReplyDeleteYour shirts are gorgeous, but I'll start to worry when you make floral pants. ;)
Your handworked buttonholes are bound to get better - mine did. Using a stiff fabric helps a lot (interface the scraps you're practicing on to be like your garment), as does using bigger stitches than you think you need. My 1990s sewing machine makes pretty crappy buttonholes so the bar of being better than that is pretty low for me. Furthermore, it's the kind of detail no one notices. Good luck! P.S. your shirt looks really precise - good job :)
ReplyDeleteLove the way the shirt is turning out!
ReplyDeleteLove the shirt. I like men in big florals. Now was "fun to match" meant sarcastically or was it really fun to match!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy the challenge of matching, as sick as that may be. :)
DeleteThat floral shirt is fabulous! I love the stripes. I wish I was courageous enough to make my hubby a shirt in all floral...I settled for a little floral for contrasting the stripes of the business shirt I have only recently made him for his birthday (I actually put this in my blog). But I think you might have inspired me to actually go ahead with the complete floral shirt, (and maybe I might even shamelessly copy your contrasting stripes ;-). Thanks for the inspiration!
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