Saturday, September 26, 2009

"Urban Warrior" Jacket


Black is a magic color ( yes, it's really a non-color, if you want to be technical). Color or non color, black is serious, it can be seductive, it's dangerous, and as the color of this jacket, with a pair of kickin' boots, it says, "Don't mess with me." Perfect for day wear on the mean streets of Philadelphia.

This jacket is just another example of why I love Christine Jonson so much. This is going to be comfortable, for sure. It's timeless in style. And it shows I'm a woman while leaving plenty to the imagination.

I'm going to be wearing this jacket to work with a just-above the knee skirt, dark hose, and high boots. I'm going to wear it over pants for a more casual travel look.

This pattern is very easy to execute, and the directions are excellent. I did a few things differently, however.

First, because my fabric is rayon and lycra blend, it's pretty heavy. There is a lot of fabric draping off the neckline, so to prevent stretching, I stabilized the neckline by fusing a 1 inch strip of knit tricot interfacing at the entire neckline, and I carried it throughout the hem edge for a consistent look. I did not stabilize the sleeve hems, as I felt it was not necessary. I raised the neckline about 3/4 inch, because I want to wear this with only a necklace at the neckline. The only other thing I did was serge some narrow clear elastic into the shoulder seams. I love the ease of the mitered corners! Christine's directions make this easy. Here is a close up of the tie-end......and here is a close up of the right front hem at the corner.

9 comments:

Gorgeous Things said...

Great job on that jacket. And the complete ensemble sounds killer! Do please take a picture of you in it.

Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic) said...

You should be the poster girl for Christine Jonson because her patterns always look so great on you and work so well for your lifestyle! I want to echo Ann's comments see a pic of you wearing the jacket too!

verobirdie said...

WOW! I love that jacket!

Shannon said...

That is a great looking jacket. I bet it looks fab on you!

Noile said...

This jacket is on my "to-do" list. It looks fantastic! You did a beautiful job, and I can't believe how perfectly it resembles the sketch on the pattern envelope.

Thanks writing up the changes you made; I'll be using them when I do my version.

gwensews said...

That's one gorgeous jacket. As you said, "timeless". I like CJ patterns also.

Trudy said...

Wonderful jacket. Sounds like you will be looking great.

Mardel said...

Really fabulous jacket.

sensoussi said...

Very nice, must be so comfortable!

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