The pleated velvet skirt is turning into one of THOSE projects in which every time I put the needle in the fabric something goes wrong.
So I'm taking a pause from my stitch-picking-out to post a wee bit of sewing joy that came my way today.
I have been hunting and hunting for a pattern I used back when I was a (koff koff) sophomore in high school. Yeah, that would be age 15.
It was the first time I made myself an honest to gosh capsule wardrobe. Nobody called it that back then, of course, but that's what it was.
I bought two chunks of poly double knit from the local Ben Franklin store...one a navy blue crepe and the other a blue and white micro houndstooth...and made
1) a jacket and gored skirt from the navy
2) a pair of pants and a skirt from the houndstooth
3) a reversible vest...navy on one side, houndstooth on the other
I bought two ribbed knit turtleneck bodysuits, one white, one navy, from JC Penny and I was set.
I wore the jacket for my senior portraits...we didn't do that drape thing in our neck of the woods...
This is the best pic I have of it. You can't tell much about it; that was a sleeveless turtleneck top under it, if I remember right (pics were taken in June...).
I have no idea what happened to that pattern; I had been kinda low key looking for it on vintage sites for, well, a really long time. it didn't help that I couldn't remember which pattern company it was. One night last week I found one of those sites that has a bazillion patterns and just started scrolling through the 1970s listings, just to see if I could find it.
I found it, and found an Etsy seller that had it in a size 12, which was the largest I could find.
It came today.
It's cut, of course, but it's all there and 'm going to trace it and see if I can alter it up to fit my current shape. It has such interesting lines; the back is princess seamed. It's unlined, and the pocket flaps are fake, so I may actually upgrade it a bit and make a lining and put pockets in. We'll see how it goes.
If I ever get that (grumble grumble) velvet skirt done...
Oh that is such a cute jacket pattern!
ReplyDeleteI've seen a similar front "dart" treatment on dresses, not on a jacket. Cute pattern!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on finding the pattern! And best wishes on ALL the rest of it…
ReplyDeleteI love this post. I must be a similar vintage to you...I have a similar jacket and skirt story, but not hunting for the pattern, also a princess line with a similar collar.
ReplyDeleteOMG!!! I made 3 jackets out of that pattern and wore them to death! One was black velvet. Oh the bravery of sewing that one. One was denim from old jeans. The last was a sophisticated (lol) navy wool. Thanks for the memories the pattern stirred. Happy sewing!
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