oversized

started working on this blazer 

all the way back in 2014, when the pattern was out

(it's pattern no.126, from april issue of burda 2014)..

and then did my standard thingie of messing up welt pockets

and abandoning the whole thing for a year

..

then this april i tried to get back to it

even got the pockets fixed by my friend boris

finished the lapels, sewed the lining

and abandoned it one more time

..

but it bugged me

i'm not a fan of unfinished things..

so, some time ago, i finished it finally

and, then made 5 more in a week

because i'm strange like that

..

i simplified it a bit

there should be back went, but i skipped it

blazer is wide enough without it..

i also skipped metal buckle closure,

and have made the blazer one size smaller than i usually would

..

only blazer #1 has welt pockets

made as per pattern instructions..

damn pockets are to be blamed that it took me 

two years and a half to finish the blazer,

and when i finally did finish it

they proved to be completely useless 

so i added simple patch pockets to other blazers instead

..

i know it sounds kind of nuts to sew 6 almost identical blazers

but i wanted to master lapel inserting 

and really enjoyed the process :D

also, i plan to keep only blazer #1 (it's already getting crazy amount of wear)

and sell the rest of them

  

i see many more blazers in future

maybe not from this pattern, but more complicated ones

as there's so many skills i'd like to master

(starting from welt pockets, that i menage to mess

way too often)

..

mokosha