Sharon Sews

I present to you my first finished WIP (work in progress) for 2022!  Y'all, I wish I hadn't waited so long to sew this one as I adore this top!   I mean, c'mon, Look at the amazing sleeves! I purchased the pattern when it was first released in 2020, and cut it out soon after.  I don't recall why I tucked it away, but I THINK it was because I didn't have the right color thread on hand.   The pattern is Vogue 1704, a Rachel Comey design that includes both the top and pants. The design is from her Spring 2019 line.  It's look 7 at this Vogue.com runway show link .   When I purchased the pattern, I didn't realize the front edges of the top were finished using an overcast stitch.  Because I don't read the description on the back of the envelopes :-)   Rather than buy serger thread in a color I would never use again, I purchased a couple of regular spools of thread and used those in my serger.  The front pieces are overlapped ...

So I began sewing the Vogue 1247 top. You know the one. It's that oh-so-popular-with-the-sewing-bloggers Rachel Comey top. The one I didn't give a second thought to until I began seeing the many positive reviews.  Then of course I just had to have one for myself.  You, of course, never allow yourself to be influenced like that, right?  Anyway,  where was I? Oh yea. I began sewing the top the other day.  Actually made pretty good progress on it in just a few hours - see? The fabric is a beautiful fiber-unknown piece that arrived in one of those Fabric Mart Fabrics mystery bundles. When it arrived I had guessed it was a polyester charmeuse, so I washed and dried it and placed it in the fabric closet. However, as I was sewing I couldn't help but wonder if what I thought was a polyester was actually silk. Only one way to find out for sure.  A fabric burn test! I grabbed swatch of fabric, a lighter and asked hubby to join me in the garage ...

The jacket, McCall's 6294 , is slowly coming together.  During the cold winter months I would have had this baby done and mixed into my wardrobe by now.  But during the summer months I can't bear to be shut up in my sewing studio when there is gorgeous weather to be enjoyed outside. This past week the weather, combined with a busy evening schedule,  provided brief opportunities for sewing.   When I say brief, I actually mean very brief. As in 15 minutes here, 20 minutes there. Do you ever have weeks like that?  I don't know about you but I'm often  tempted to say " why waste 15 minutes sewing...you know you won't get much done" .  But I ignore that little voice and sew a seam or two and before you know it I'm closer to a completed jacket. Back to the progress on this particular jacket. The lining is partially in.  I see that I mismarked the bottom edge slightly (ahem...okay, more than just slightly) and will need to redo that seam. ...