transformer jacket #2

pattern - burda long cardigan (10/2014, #102, modified)

transformer jacket

modeled by my dear friend sandra

(i know i sound like a broken record

but it's a slightly different jacket

and totally different sandra this time around)

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mokosha

lace accents

top - neue mode, 04/1981
(also used here)

lace is so not my thing..
i've never actually made anything from lace fabric..
have used lace trim a few times, though
but that's as far as i would usually go
even when it comes to undergarments
..
but then i found piece of this black mesh lace
and i just had to have it
..
of course, even though i really loved the fabric
i couldn't bring myself to sew something
entirely out of lace
(and this way i get to use the fabric
for several more projects)
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mokosha

uniform

top - grainline hemlock tee

leggings - burda 6/2012, #124, modified

here's a fact - i'm a burda girl

and hardly ever sew from any other pattern company..

the only time i have used one of the 'big four' patterns

was for my sew bossy project, when kazz sent me vogue pattern

and beside that, i made several nettie bodysuits 

one deer and doe plantain (modified to dress)

few tessuti fave tops

and jade skirt by paprika patterns

all of which were a success, and i wear them a lot..

i've also made a top using salme sonja dress pattern

it took forever to sew it, as i had to make billion changes

and the result is a wonky mess of a top, that i never wear

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as you have probably noticed

these are all free patterns 

(not the nettie, but i was a pattern tester for nettie)

so, sooner or later i had to sew hemlock tee

another free indie pattern 

and i'm pretty glad that i did

as it became my daily uniform 

together with these jersey suede leggings

(color and texture of that jersey fabric

reminded me of riding pants

so i modified my favorite leggings pattern to mimic those)

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scarf is inspired by beautiful scarf 

that my dear friend tea recently made

but my knitting skills are a bit rusty

so my version is nowhere near the inspiration

(i'm thinking of unraveling it

and trying again, using bigger needles)

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mokosha

sage

blouse - burda 10/2014, #128

pants - burda 7/2011, #102

having a love hate relationship with this blouse..

love the color and shape of it

love the elbow dart too

(it makes sleeves way more comfy, 

i wonder why is it so rare to see those darts in patterns nowadays)

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don't mind that neckline is that deep

as long as i don't wear it to play pool, i'll be fine

(and i can always move snaps up a little bit, and make it more modest)

but what does bother me 

is that it's so damn hard to iron the blouse well

this rayon fabric wrinkles in no time

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also, shoulders ended up looking a bit funky in pics

but that's more due to my bad ironing than pattern issues

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 what i really hate is how short it turned out at front..
and i should see that coming

pattern i used is dress pattern actually

but i used only bodice parts

i've changed the back, and made it longer

so it can be tucked into pants,

but i was too lazy to figure out how to modify the front

end ended up with too short blouse

and that silly strip of belly showing when i move

(well.. these pics were shot back in november
in the meantime
i realized i can wear camisole underneath blouse to prevent that)

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mokosha