Chasing Coco

Apparently my last post was way too optimistic! I went to go see E for sewing class and we made a bunch of alterations to my muslin. See in the photo below the left side has been altered and the right side has only the first round of adjustments I made.  The front princess seams were tweaked several times, the upper part of the sleeve is being let out a little and a pretty major adjustment to the armhole. Armholes are tricky! If I was making this totally on my own I probably wouldn't have made so many changes, I think we be accustomed to buying semi-fitting commercial clothes that we don't really have any idea what really fits and looks good on us. If it fits around us and isn't 10 sizes too big we think it fits! E also helped me alter the pattern so I could have a button up cuff with a facing, rather than just turning up the end of the cuff. Much more Channel. To do this,  E measured up my arm how far I wanted the cuff to go and we have then added fabric that all

It took me a while to get the muslin adjustments made, I was sick for a week and honestly, I just had more interesting sewing projects (instant gratification maxi skirt and finishing a pair of shorts that have taken forever that I want to wear before summer ends, which are finally done). Changes I made include: - letting out both sleeve seams (2 part sleeve) 1/4 in, resulting in 3/8 seam allowance - letting out side seams 1/4 in, resulting in 3/8 seam allowance I actually did not make as many changes as I originally thought , because I tried it on and it seemed like it might be big enough. I have sewing class tomorrow with E and I'll ask her opinion. Honestly, I really did not want to re-sew those pesky princess seams and if I let them all out 1/4, I think the jacket will be too big but maybe I'm wrong, I'll see what E has to say about it. Estimated total hours of work to this point (not including research): 3 - See more at: http://chasecoco.blogspot.com/2014/