pink safari

jacket - burda 02/2013/#102

couple weeks ago i made a list

of all the things i've been saying i'll sew one day

when i find time to do it

but never manage to find the time

..

some of those things are silly

like new ironing board cover

or oven mitts..

sure, i can buy me some oven mitts

but i have bunch of scraps that can be used to make them

so i don't buy them

and don't make them either, because - time!boring!

..

there's a lot of shit on the list,

and i'm pretty sure i'll never make all of those things

but writing them all down felt like a small victory

and also motivated me to actually find time

and make this jacket

ignoring the fact that it's wrong color, fabric and style for fall

as it's clearly a spring kind of a jacket

..

btw, who invents all those rules?

"wrong colors" for fall.. or "wrong colors" for redheads..

and this clearly is a "wrong color" for safari jacket

but, it's not that i'm going to wear it on an actual safari

and i guess 99.9% of peeps wearing 

"proper" colored safari jackets won't wear them on a safari either..

there's no need for it to blend into an environment

so it might as well be bright pink

..

  

fabric is rayon of some sorts

bought it years ago, it was a remnant

(and was also labeled as 'linen')

i had to take a risk and cut the jacket in size 36 

instead of my usual 38, 

as i did not have enough fabric to make bigger size..

luckily, the risk payed off, and the jacket fits

..

it wasn't a complicated sewing project

but did take more time than i expected

as there was a lot of fiddly parts and topstitching involved

..

i'm super happy with the jacket

been wearing it constantly since it's finished

and plan on wearing it for as long as the weather permits..

also, i'm super happy that i have one item checked off the list!

probably should try making one of the less inspiring things next though

such as that new ironing board cover 

..

mokosha