Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Making mountains out of .... well, mountains


Here's my front panel piece laying on the table. Yep, that's an FBA in 3D relief. Yep, it's a mountain. It cracked me up so I thought I'd share. ;-)

Only a little progress on the jacket so far. I've been busy running errands and … getting ready for our new pooch. We found him at the county shelter today and he'll be coming home with us tomorrow. Just in time for my sister's visit. We plan things well, don't we?

The new dog will be named Chili — to go with Pepper, naturally. Chili … Pepper. Get it? DS#1's idea. (He being the Red Hot Chili Peppers #1 fan.) Chili is a Jack Russell Terrier, and an incredibly cute happy bundle of dog love. We were planning on another girl dog but he was just too irresistible. We'll pick him up after my sister leaves for her hotel and I'm sure we'll spend the rest of the night settling in with him and reassuring Pepper that she's still our #1 Princess. Both dogs will be recovering from surgery, Pepper from a cyst removal from her forehead and Chili from neutering. It will be a low-key evening. The timing all around could be better, but things have a way of working out so I'm not too worried.

So, back to the jacket. There were no instructions for any interfacing, which I'm assuming is because it's to be made from denim. Since my chosen denim has a bit of Lycra stretch, I decided to interface the undercollar and the front facings/pocket flaps where there will be buttons. This was my set-up yesterday, watching ESPN's morning radio show. Yep, watching (listening to) radio on the TV.


Here's the current status photo and report. The front and back panels are sewn together and topstitched. (The topstitching isn't showing up very well in these nighttime pics.) As you can see, I decided to go with the upper pocket flaps and have sewn them into the yoke seam and then topstitched. I also sewed the lower pockets and flaps into the front peplum seam, which is where I quit tonight. I'll attach both peplum pieces in the morning before my sister arrives. I used the pocket/flap instructions from a Kwik Sew denim jacket pattern so I wouldn't tear my hair out. It was easy-peasy with those. I was actually getting the Burda instructions, but I wasn't agreeing with them. The pocket lining fabric was a Royal Pain, though. Icky slippery poly stuff. Wonder Tape to the rescue, whew! The upper flaps are fake pockets. I would never put anything into an actual pocket there so I left them off.


The temperature is dropping tonight, and I won't have a new jacket to wear tomorrow as planned. Sigh. But dinner has been pushed to Friday night anyway so maybe I'll have it then as I'll have all of tomorrow night and Friday daytime to finish it. We'll see. I'm not going to rush.

16 comments:

  1. Debbie, your jacket is getting to be like a soap opera for me. I have to tune in every day to see your progress. I like the fabric you picked out. Don't you just love it when fabric tells you what to do?

    ~Sherril~

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  2. Congratulations on your new arrival! Pepper is an adorable name in its own right too; and coincidentally is a male symbol in Korea.
    I love the upper pockets, they add a nice touch. Did you cut the lapel wider or not? I think so but I can't tell.

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  3. I found your blog through your sig on the coverstitch thread on PR - I have added you to my bloglines list. There aren't that many good sewing blogs out there!

    BTW, you may find my blog entry from yesterday interesting regarding sewing being called a "dying skill" in the WSJ.

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  4. Debbie, Your jacket looks beautiful. I have enjoyed reading the progress. I check you blog each day. Hope you get it done for Friday. Congrats on the new pooch.
    Anne

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  5. Debbie, I am having to tune in every day for the jacket progress too :))
    Congratulations on your new pooch. I hope he becomes a good sewing buddy for you.

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  6. It is growing into a beautifull jacket. I love your fabric choice ;)

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  7. Debbie, that jacket is going to look so lovely on you. I'm enjoying watching the progress. I thought maybe the mountain under the fabric was the new puppy or other sewing buddy. :)

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  8. Oohhhh!!! Pretty! I can hardly wait to see it finished.

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  9. I like the fabric a lot! I'm enjoying the progress reports. I can't wait to see photos of your new puppy! We have an Airedale Terrier...he is so wonderful. The training system we used was Sits Happens www.sithappens.com they are the absolute best! especially for energetic terriers! Have fun sewing and mothering your new bundle of joy!

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  10. Loved the "mountain" picture!

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  11. So true about the 'soap opera jacket'. Love your blog Debbie and can't wait to get a glimpse of Chili.

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  12. Debbie, I can't remember if you did any adjustments to the jacket. Could you please refresh this old memory please?
    If yes, what changes did you make?

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  13. That should read "jacket pattern", sorry about that.

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  14. Behind on my reading of your blog so I am impressed with the work you have put into making this a great jacket.

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