Friday, November 25

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









16 comments:

  1. I love these blazers. I've been looking for a fairly simple blazer silhouette for a while. Thanks for bringing this pattern on my radar. As always, your sewing is an inspiration :-)

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    1. thanks for the lovely words :) i really love the silhouette, been wearing my blazer all the time since i've made it

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  2. Six blazers in one week - you are amazing! I'm loving the oversized blazers and coats too.

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    1. it's actually faster when you sew bunch of same stuff at the same time.. one day i did only cutting, then ironing on interfacing on all the parts that need to be interfaced and so on.. it's way faster than if i worked 6 blazers one at a time

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  3. At sewing class we used to do practice runs on difficult stuff such as welt pockets and lapel insertion, I have a whole bunch of half-sized poncho's with fancy collars and lapels and A4-sized pieces of fabric (they had to fit into a standard binder) with pockets. But then I do think that making actual blazers is more satisfying than making a half-sized poncho with nice lapels.

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    1. i really enjoyed sewing these, and you really do understand the techniques required better when you do them over and over multiple times.. but your welt pockets approach sounds way more reasonable actually, think i'll just do a lot of A4 sized samples instead of making another half dozen of blazers :D

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  4. I love your blaerzs ! The pink one and the blue one are whaoooohhh !

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  5. Terrific! I love the look of an over-sized blazer - so cool.

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    1. thanks.. i'm really into oversized silhouettes this year, i wanna make everything oversized :D

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  6. WOW! You're absolutely amazing! SIX blazers! Incredible work. The one you made for yourself is my favourite too so I'm glad you're keeping it xx:)

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    1. thanks :D oh i'm totally digging that one, i'm wearing it almost constantly, and might need to make another one (but i have a different pattern in mind)

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  7. Gorgeous blazers! Love the oversized look! I can't believe you made five in a week!

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    1. thanks.. it's easier than it sounds, actually :)

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  8. Wow ... these all are pretty perfect but I'm with Carolyn - the blush one is to die for - I'm also loving how you styled it, the color scheme - it works brilliantly with your hair! really cool

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    1. thanks :) i never wore anything in that color, but now that i've made this blazer and seen how much i enjoy wearing it, i think i should make more stuff in similar tones

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