My list for Fall/Winter sewing is growing. I have to admit it is really exciting me. Normally, it would overwhelm me. Who knew that a new sewing machine would get the creative juices flowing. Fabrics and supplies are arriving at my door step almost weekly.  But it is also making me long for a weekend trip to New York City garment district.  Hmmm, I think it needs to happen spring of next year.

Okay, so what I am working on in my queue? The answer a black suit.  I am in need of black suit for work.  So, I am making jacket, pants, blouse.  By the way, black is my absolute favorite color. When I think of black, I think of elegance and simplicity.  But, I am working on balance and introducing more color into my wardrobe. So, here is a picture of what I have completed so far.

The blouse is a rayon jersey from EmmaOneSock.  I re-fashioned the popular Vogue V1250 into a top. I still need to hem it. I’m happy with the way it came out. I’m looking forward to other re-fashioning projects as soon I think of some. LOL!!  For the pants and jacket I am using a black tropical wool from Fashion Fabric Club. For my pants I used Vogue V2913. It’s another Sandra Betzina pants pattern. I like the fit of her pants patterns. But after seeing Erica’s awesome yellow pants using Simplicity’s Amazing Fit pants pattern, my next pair of pants will be from Simplicity’s Amazing Fit collection. I’m anxious to see how the curvy fit will fit me. For my jacket, I’m using an OOP Vogue V2853 by Anne Klein. 

V2853

In my planning, I knew I was going to underline the jacket, but struggled as to whether to underline the pants since I was planning to line them.  I decided not to underline the pants. The lining (bemberg) gave the pants a nice weight. But I think going forward, I will underline my pants in this fabric weight.  I’m liking the underlining I selected for the jacket and wished I used it for the pants.

For my jacket I planned to use some couture techniques. But instead of using a silk organza to underline, I wanted a fusible that would not change the drape of the fabric. Honestly, I didn’t want to spend the time hand sewing underlining, but was ready just in case I didn’t find what I wanted. I can across a thread on patternreview about using textured weft interfacing as an underlining.   Decided to give it a try.  The only place I could find it was The Sewing Place. I have ordered from them in the past.  They have a lot of hard to find tailoring items, especially interfacing.  I have to say  its a hit.  I love how this interfacing keeps the drape of my wool and it didn’t add additional stiffness.  Now the real test came when I fused the armo weft interfacing on top.  I thought it would become crisp, but it didn’t. It gives structure without losing the soft drape of the fabric.  This interfacing is definitely an addition to my interfacing collection.

The Jacket Front with Texture Weft

Hopefully this weekend, I will be able to get my jacket to the lining stage.  Well that’s all for now.

Until next time…….keep sewing!!!