tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post8951302869594000200..comments2024-03-21T22:00:15.368-07:00Comments on Communing With Fabric: Vogue 2949 - Sandra Betzina Jacketshamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-83461617904053033222009-09-29T11:40:12.635-07:002009-09-29T11:40:12.635-07:00Hi Kathleen! Yes, it might have been fine to tops...Hi Kathleen! Yes, it might have been fine to topstitch the seams, since this is a pretty stable knit. But I like the handsewn look. If you look back at my previous knit garments, I hand sew all those hems. Very archaic, I know, but it adds to my enjoyment of the final garment, and I don't mind the hand sewing at all, though I don't usually sew each seam edge by hand. :) <br /><br />(I don't have a working serger, at the moment. When I made those earlier garments, I hadn't yet purchased Steam A Seam 2, which I now have in my hot little hands and will have to try out.)shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-75456615313179132772009-09-29T10:25:33.206-07:002009-09-29T10:25:33.206-07:00Thanks for posting all this info! I have this patt...Thanks for posting all this info! I have this pattern and have been considering making it from a nice fuzzy green sweater knit, but I've hesitated... unsure due to concerns about fitting and pattern style. But I really like how yours came out!<br />I will also have to do an FBA, but since I do have hip width I'll probably need that extra flare so that's good.<br />Just curious... why did you hand sew the hems? With that fabric I'd have thought a machine seam wouldn't have shown?... but was it maybe too woodgey to machine?<br /><br />(first comment post deleted due to horrendous spelling)Kathleen C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09985361663328017340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-63877936435080502132009-09-29T10:22:41.649-07:002009-09-29T10:22:41.649-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kathleen C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09985361663328017340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-33274368324361232552009-09-28T17:50:16.222-07:002009-09-28T17:50:16.222-07:00Hey,
I love the way the collar looks! It is reall...Hey,<br />I love the way the collar looks! It is really cool idea since you have such a different look to the "right" & "wrong" sides of the fabric.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344428781709014535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-78105660444250701152009-09-28T15:22:30.820-07:002009-09-28T15:22:30.820-07:00Thanks so much, Alison and Heather! Oh, Rachel, I...Thanks so much, Alison and Heather! Oh, Rachel, I can't WAIT to see your skirt!!!!shamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070023218199309005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-11398428932558721252009-09-28T13:40:39.791-07:002009-09-28T13:40:39.791-07:00Thanks for making up this pattern. I wondered what...Thanks for making up this pattern. I wondered what it would look like. I must say that I like your version better than the one shown on the pattern envelope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-63301918362138305782009-09-28T12:46:04.637-07:002009-09-28T12:46:04.637-07:00I really really like this jacket - I never would h...I really really like this jacket - I never would have thought it would look so good on a real person - makes me want to go out and get the pattern. I have a similar body type to you, so things that look good on you will probably work for me...Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01994300004330705947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920875739028519515.post-44484430892408699262009-09-28T12:38:11.482-07:002009-09-28T12:38:11.482-07:00Oohhh that is lovely!!! I just love the fabric. I...Oohhh that is lovely!!! I just love the fabric. I finished that anthopologie skirt that you showed me how to knock off on your website. I am so pleased and just beside myself. I 've been tooting my horn so much my next project will probably be a wadder. I will probably start driving you crazy now with knock off questions. I am going to post it within the next few days on stitchers guild, pattern review, and my blog. I just have to get where I can get a good picture.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00688966589348240850noreply@blogger.com