East Clothing Again

I recently discovered East Clothing and really liked the way they put their looks together.
http://ruthieksews1.blogspot.com/2009/10/east.html

I don't dress like this in a lot of real life though, so need to see how I can make changes in that direction.

Jacket Pockets

These pockets are taken from a jacket in Ottobre design Woman magazine (5/2008).
I wanted something slightly different to make my rather boring jacket a little more interesting, and they are cute and I am completely in love with them.

jacket lining

Today I began to sew up the jacket lining. I even managed to get one lining sleeve in before I realised I had been sewing with no bobbin thread.
I decided to call it a night and carry on tomorrow.

Some days are just like that.

So since I have nothing new that I have sewn, here's a Vogue pattern I really like and might make up in a brown stripe fabric for the SWAP next year. It's Vogue 9668 and I would sew the centre one with a slightly longer skirt (chunky calves).

Simple wool jacket

I've carried on with the teal thread by starting on this teal wool jacket. The wool fabric is lovely and soft and slightly felted from several hot washes and a tumble dry.

I have lining in the same colour which I am going to add next.

The pattern is from Prima magazine's November 2009 issue and is for a coat or jacket with facing and raised back neckline. That's a bit too closed in for me, so I plan to fold it over as a narrow shawl collar. I shall do a deep hem on the body so that the jacket does not hit me at the widest part of the hip (my widest point).

I'm ignoring the whole boyfriend jacket trend and sticking with shorter fitted jackets as they are more flattering to my pear shape.

4076 Knot top

I've used the Simplicity 4076 knot front top before so it was easy enough to sew up.
This fabric remnant was absolutely the right weight for this and the knot works beautifully.

Alterations to the pattern:-
I have taken two tucks out of the front neckline of the pattern tissue, one just above the knot and another half way up the front neckline. I have also added a centre back seam, and taken the upper back neck in and the waist in. I swapped in classic tapered sleeves from a Butterick pattern.
To stop the neckline from stretching out I used 1/4" steam a seam lite (really a quilting product I think) which I ironed in place and then stitched.
It's still a low cut top but it makes it wearable.

Progress

Well no sewing tonight, but I did faff about with various patterns to see what I could get out of a piece of white and turquoise print fabric, left over from a previous project. In the end I got a scoop neck tee with elbow length sleeves and a gathered front, which is different to the Jalie wrap I previously made from this fabric, so I am pleased about that. (This would be top 4)

I also hemmed and hawed about some aqua teeshirting, because I might instead remake a slash neck top into a wrap, and that would not be sewn from scratch so I would need another garment, and as I am trying to do this from stash that means finding something else to use. (So then no top 5). I have a poly print knit I could use so am covered on that.

I have loads of another aqua knit which is lovely and stretchy and not sure quite what to do with it, I am currently thinking though that I could do another of the views from HP1089 (Hotpatterns Classix Nouveau 3 Graces T-Shirts) (this would be top 6)

Teal and white print top

This top is made form the Jalie wrap top pattern with a few changes.
Here I used some leftover print knit fabric, but its come out quite well I think.

This is one of those tops which fits much better when worn than it looks on the hanger.
A modelling session later when all the tops are finished I think :-)