Knock off a jacket

 This jacket was made for my daughter. I don't have photos of her wearing it yet. 

She saw a rtw jacket at a very high price and it was unlined as well. She knows I like a challenge and asked me (very kindly) whether it was possible to make one like it. It had no rush and I took my time. Think the question arose in January, and I only made this in August. 

My version

The base for my version was a Burda pattern from the September 2023 issue. I didn't use cuffs and made the side seams a bit wider at the hem. 

A few months later

 Summer happened (and how hot it was where I live) and now we are in September. Perfect time to post a summer dress?

Well, to follow up on my previous post, photos of the dress I made for my daughter. Unfortunately I don’t have photos of her wearing it, but she was quite happy with it. 

I used the StyleArc Esther dress as a base. Split the pattern pieces at the waistline to be able to create the more open back. The sleeves of the Esther dress have a cuff but I added a short sleeve without gathers on the inside to create the look of the inspiration dress. 

Loving a puzzle

 A couple of weeks ago my daughter and I were discussing summer wardrobes. Both hers and mine. It helped me decide what to make for myself and it led to a few requests from my daughter. I’ll try to share the more interesting items here.

This dress is high on my daughter’s wish list. A lovely summer dress but of course, no pattern for it. She knows I like a puzzle😃 Then there was a strange coincidence: one of my students (I teach sewing since a couple of years) was looking at the Esther dress from StyleArc.  It has the basic lines that I could use for the dress.

So this pattern is the starting point. 

I traced the pattern, adapted it and made a quick mockup of the top part. For the sleeve I used a shorter sleeve without gathers on the inside to attach the original sleeve of the pattern to. This to make it look like the inspiration dress. 

I’ll have to wait until I see my daughter before cutting it from the intended fabric. The back tie will probably need to be attached a bit higher and I would like to know how the fit is.