We Have a Back!
Amazingly enough, I got everything done that I wanted to today and did not have to attend or perform in a concert! I decided the back was the easiest thing to work on at the moment, since I haven't started any of the hand stitching needed for the fronts.It took a little while to line up the plaids, and I'm pleased with how it all came out. For the most part they match, except for the very top bars at the shoulders, which wouldn't due to the curve of the pieces and the peplum extensions between side and side backs, due to the slant of the seams. That's the way it is with plaids: you can only match so much and not worry about the rest. You have to pick what is most important, which is usually what is most visible, and match that. Those areas are generally centers and side seams. Anything curved, like princess seams will only match so far and then things go awry due to the curve.
I really had to make sure that these plaids matched well at center back. I have a fellow choir member who sits behind me admit that she looks at my plaids to see how well they are matched! She sews, too, so I totally understand why she'd be looking at them!
Parting Shot: Bare. I'll give you only one guess as to why our tree branches are bare at the bottom. That icicle on the left is in danger.
10 comments:
I suppose that Wellie and Christmas ornaments are not a good combination.
Nice job on the plaid matching! I have no Christmas tree because I fully expect Biscuit to pull it down, so I totally understand this...
Your jacket is coming along beautifully--can't wait to see the next step. We once had a cat climb one of our Christmas trees...middle of the night, loud crash, etc. I seem to remember thinking that putting a smaller tree up on a table would protect the tree. Foolish human.
Well, it is so good, I can't even see where any seams or darts are! That cat has no fear and a lot of curiosity!
The jacket looks really nice. Let me guess. . .Wellie? We have a barn cat that is a long-haired edition of Wellie and his name is Curious. I wonder if it has something to do with the color orange?
The first thing I checked out were the plaids and how well you matched them. Bravo!
One day I would so love to have you hand tailor a jacket just for me...
I really like this plaid and you are going to have an amazing looking jacket! Very nice.
Hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your family
It's coming along very nicely. Great workmanship.
One year my male cat climbed to the top of our Christmas tree, which caused it to tip over; he landed on a wood coffee table nearby and left lovely claw marks on it. Several of my favorite glass ornaments—hung high to be out of harm's way—were lost that year. Lord I miss that crazy cat.
Oooh, I love the back of your jacket - so pretty!
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