Rock Star Jacket- Star Included

Links to more photos added on 6/26/08:

Jacket inside

My label

Pocket

Welt

Stretch skirt with darts

No-scratch comfort added to waistband

We sure had fun when she got home yesterday afternoon! She was thrilled with the new skirt and top.

Skirt is a self draft A-line with darts in a remnant stretch with shiny scales on i. Top is BWOF 3-2008-133, in cotton, also a remnant, with silk chiffon drawstring.

The photo shoot went very well, the star was extremely cooperative, and most poses were too good not to show;-) Please forgive a mum's momentary pride!

It's hard to see in this photo below, but I put my label on the back waistband. 


Hopefully you can see the gorgeous buttons DD selected by herself- each and every one different.

She wore the jacket to school, so I'll take some close-up pictures later.

Also, Happy Birthday, mate!

You're better than new, I'll stick to you like glue.

Rock Star Jacket Is Done

This is Jalie 2320, a truly great pattern. I drafted the lining per Kathleen's book. If you don't yet have that book, do yourself a favor and get it. It's worth its price for the lining/facing instructions alone.

Well, it's all sewn up, but the rock star wanted a whole outfit, so the photo shoot had to wait. She's at school right now, hopefully she'll be up for a performance when she gets home :-) In the meantime, here are some construction photos. This leather is super soft and quite easy to sew. I did use a leather needle at first, but after switching to a ball point for the silk lining, I found it to work just as well. I changed the front pockets since I didn't have enough leather; I made a single welt and silk pocket bags. I used tear away stabilizer when sewing with the metallic facing down, which helped the feeding go pretty smoothly.