new coat (and a dress)

made a new coat (01/2011, #126)

that was on my mind for over a year

ever since i saw that beautiful coat that marusya grace sewed last winter

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i've used deep purple wool and navy napa leather

violet stretch satin for lining

and a lot of hand sewing..

usually i prefer to sew everything by machine,

but since this is a super easy project

and fabrics are more luxurious than those i usually sew with

i decided to take my time and 

pay attention to the details and finishes

instead of rushing everything as i would normally do

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so, i assembled the coat and lining using machine

and than finished everything else by hand

lining attaching included

(some of that work was totally unnecessary

like securing all the seam allowances

using some sort of an invisible stitch..

but it looks super nice, so i'm glad i did it anyways, 

even though it's now covered by lining)

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front edges and bottom hem are left unfinished

the wool won't fray

and the coat looks way better this way

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that narrow strip of leather at the back of my neck

is covering seam allowances of the shawl collar

so it looks neat on the both sides

loved working with leather

even though i do not have all the equipment needed

so it was a struggle to sew it..

and now my head is buzzing with ideas

for future leather projects

dress is from march burda issue (#119)

and i've been living in it ever since i made it

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mokosha