Not Quite Done
I didn't get the jacket done in time to wear out today, but I will finish it up tomorrow. I'll give you a few details today and the final result tomorrow.
I had to make a few slight adjustments as I have very little fabric to work with, namely no belt loops or self fabric belt. This is fine because I can wear the jacket with or with the belt of my choosing. I literally had scraps when I was done cutting:
I added shoulder pads, as my shoulders slope a bit and didn't fill out the jacket properly. I added a little extra batting to some foam shoulder pads to make them a bit thicker. This is easy to do if you want a little more padding that the existing shoulder pads you have. Take a square of batting, place the shoulder pad on it diagonally, fold it in half and stitch around the shoulder pad and then trim the excess. The raw edge does not need to be finished, but can be serger or zigzagged to flatten it.
There were two other changes, one on the inside and one on the outside. I fused the entire body of the jacket with a lightweight fusible interfacing, but when I came to the collar and bands, they were not stiff enough with just the lightweight interfacing, so I added a layer of fusible hair canvas and I got the stability I was looking for. On the outside, I used pairs of snaps on the front band and sleeves, as the snaps I had were too small to use singly. I still need to attach a few snaps, and then fix the shoulders as they're a bit too wide, you probably noticed those weird shoulders in the first shot:
I'll give the final photos and we'll talk about the shoulder fix tomorrow.Parting Shot: IKEA! My husband and I went to Ikea today. I know this is probably not an earth-shattering event for some of you, but the nearest Ikea to us is about two hours away. Since he had the day off and the children were in school, it seemed like a good time to go. There was a lot to see and we came away with a lot of new ideas for our home.
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Hey - you drove right by our house on the way to Ikea! My daughter's dance studio is 5 minutes way so I'm in that neck of the woods a few times a week. Next time you go there, take Rte 139 west (towards Stoughton) and then take a left onto Turnpike Street. Then take a left on "Ikea Way". You will come out at the little got to the store, and you will avoid the strip mall madness of the regular exit.
P.S. - I meant to say "you will come out at the little rotary you saw as you approached the store".
Feeling sheepish.
oooooo sometimes I love IKEA more for their ideas than the actual products :)
Oh, thanks for the hair canvas suggestion - I'm working on a cloak, and the collar is just too floppy with the lightweight interfacing I used. I don't have anything heavier, but I do have fusible hair canvas. Your jacket is looking very smart!
Shame it wasn't finished in time. But perhaps you can go out again when it is finished!
Looking good - its amazing you managed to squeeze the pattern out of your fabric. I have a love/hate relationship with Ikea. It is great for ideas and especially for small HK flats but oh boy it can be torturous shopping there!
The jacket is looking good! I like it when I use up all the fabric I have for a garment. It makes me feel like less of wastrel. :)
I haven't been to IKEA in years, but when we did go we had to travel hours to get there too - so it always felt like an exciting adventure.
Jacket is looking awesome! Love the snaps. Sounds like you had a fun day without the kidlets!
Summerset .- jacket is beautiful. sorry you had to make many adjustments. shoulderpads is a great idea and to take into account, thanks.
ahhh ... Ikea also be glad to buy the view. There are truly beautiful furnishings and details for the house, and prices are very good. Sure the children enjoyed. Here in Barcelona, we have two Ikea (it seems that one was not enough uhmmm ....).
greetings, Paco
IKEA is one of my favorite places to go...mine is about 45 minutes away not as big a trip!
The jacket is looking good!
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