Lorna C. Newman said... Wonderful jacket and a matching review! Thanks for the photo of the layout and the hints. I have not sewn Marfy yet ... after my HP are done, maybe! 2/6/06 10:49 AM
Irene Q said... Beautiful jacket - what wonderful details! Thanks for the great review. 2/6/06 11:04 AM
Seamingly Simple said... What a lovely design with interesting details. The pink is far too pretty to go traipsing through bushes though. 2/6/06 11:05 AM
Re Becca said... MA,
LOL, I am a city girl. I can't tell you the last time I went through what you would call the bushes! 2/6/06 11:07 AM
Georgene said... Nice work! I love your buttons too. Excellent review, makes me want to buy a Marfy pattern....uh oh. 2/6/06 11:11 AM
milwaukee_kelly said... Great jacket! Also neat to see your fabric marked with SA. 2/6/06 11:12 AM
kwpanthermom said... This review might have been just enough to nudge me to consider a Marfy pattern. Your layout picture is invaluable, and we coud also see the actual Marfy pattern pieces too, which I was curious about. Wonderful job on the jacket! 2/6/06 11:48 AM
Nickle said... I think you just did a fantastic job on your jacket and it looks to fit you so well.You cuffs look really nice and I like the pockets at the bottom too. Really nice. 2/6/06 11:49 AM
Kira R said... I'm with Georgene. Work, buttons: check, check. Marfy ... big uh oh! 2/6/06 11:56 AM
Cambric Tea said... ReBecca! It's great! I'm very inspired by your reviews. (: 2/6/06 12:16 PM
Cathy Loves Fabric said... Wonderful jacket. I can see it dressed up and worn casually. Even though it's a wearable muslin, I'll bet this jacket becomes a wardrobe staple. Beautiful and inspiring job. 2/6/06 12:49 PM
Mary Stiefer said... What a grand looking jacket, back pleats, button and strap trims, etc. 2/6/06 1:30 PM
Leslie in Austin said... Look at all those pretty details! This pattern is definitely a keeper with lots of versatility. Well done, ReBecca! 2/6/06 2:53 PM
Lori V said... great jacket with great details. 2/6/06 5:11 PM
Frogstitcher said... Wow, I love this jacket... the color and details, everything! Excellent! 2/6/06 6:38 PM
CarolynGM said... Way to go, ReBecca. This jacket is beautiful and unusual. I don't think I can resist ordering a Marfy pattern any longer. 2/6/06 7:09 PM
Danvillegirl said... Lovely jacket. You did a great job and your photos are very helpful. You have inspired me to consider trying one of these patterns. Love the details on the sleeves and pockets. 2/7/06 5:21 AM
PhyllisC said... Love the details! - do you know if this one is still in print? Also - many thanks for the layout - since Marfy doesn't include one this is very helpful. Great review! 2/7/06 8:10 AM
lilhoney57 said... Thanks for the review. I especially appreciate the layout photo. I just ordered my first Marfy from Vogue-jeans no less! Great jacket! 2/7/06 8:32 AM
AnneM said... Nice jacket; you did a great job. The pattern drawing is rather silly, isn't it! But I do want to try a Marfy pattern some day. 2/7/06 8:39 AM
Re Becca said... PhylisC, This pattern is from fall/winter 2004 I think so, from what I understand, it will be available until the end of this year. The fact that patterns are available for two years is another thing that I like about Marfy!
The pattern layout is pretty easy to figure out, the patterns are marked with what goes on the fold and the grainline. Also, the latters that you see do actually line up with the coresponding letter. I have seen fewer instance of marking not matching up than with any other pattern company. When things don't match up it is usually because I am wrong in the way I am putting it together and I need to step back and think about what I am doing!
Thank you for all the nice comments, I have been working on this quite a while and I knowthat I will get to enjoy wearing it! 2/7/06 9:11 AM
Jane S said... Wow, what a terrific jacket and review. Beautifully sewn, very helpful Marfy explanation and picture. I too have avoided Marfy but I'm on the edge... 2/7/06 2:55 PM
Peggy L said... Beautiful jacket! Loved seeing all the great details. 2/8/06 4:13 AM
VtMartha said... ReBecca: With your help, I feel I could handle a Marfy! Maybe because when I was about your age (eons ago), I was tall and thin and lived in Houston. I too made a pink Safari jacket (Vogue, perhaps) which I loved dearly. Thanks for your reviews! 3/10/06 5:40 PM
fastkitty said... Thanks for showing the layout. I am going to make a Marfy and I was wondering how problematic it would be and now I can see it won't be. You did a great job. 10/23/07 10:49 PM
Wonderful jacket and a matching review! Thanks for the photo of the layout and the hints. I have not sewn Marfy yet ... after my HP are done, maybe!
2/6/06 10:49 AM
Beautiful jacket - what wonderful details! Thanks for the great review.
2/6/06 11:04 AM
What a lovely design with interesting details. The pink is far too pretty to go traipsing through bushes though.
2/6/06 11:05 AM
MA, LOL, I am a city girl. I can't tell you the last time I went through what you would call the bushes!
2/6/06 11:07 AM
Nice work! I love your buttons too. Excellent review, makes me want to buy a Marfy pattern....uh oh.
2/6/06 11:11 AM
Great jacket! Also neat to see your fabric marked with SA.
2/6/06 11:12 AM
This review might have been just enough to nudge me to consider a Marfy pattern. Your layout picture is invaluable, and we coud also see the actual Marfy pattern pieces too, which I was curious about. Wonderful job on the jacket!
2/6/06 11:48 AM
I think you just did a fantastic job on your jacket and it looks to fit you so well.You cuffs look really nice and I like the pockets at the bottom too. Really nice.
2/6/06 11:49 AM
I'm with Georgene. Work, buttons: check, check. Marfy ... big uh oh!
2/6/06 11:56 AM
ReBecca! It's great! I'm very inspired by your reviews. (:
2/6/06 12:16 PM
Wonderful jacket. I can see it dressed up and worn casually. Even though it's a wearable muslin, I'll bet this jacket becomes a wardrobe staple. Beautiful and inspiring job.
2/6/06 12:49 PM
What a grand looking jacket, back pleats, button and strap trims, etc.
2/6/06 1:30 PM
Look at all those pretty details! This pattern is definitely a keeper with lots of versatility. Well done, ReBecca!
2/6/06 2:53 PM
great jacket with great details.
2/6/06 5:11 PM
Wow, I love this jacket... the color and details, everything! Excellent!
2/6/06 6:38 PM
Way to go, ReBecca. This jacket is beautiful and unusual. I don't think I can resist ordering a Marfy pattern any longer.
2/6/06 7:09 PM
Lovely jacket. You did a great job and your photos are very helpful. You have inspired me to consider trying one of these patterns. Love the details on the sleeves and pockets.
2/7/06 5:21 AM
Love the details! - do you know if this one is still in print? Also - many thanks for the layout - since Marfy doesn't include one this is very helpful. Great review!
2/7/06 8:10 AM
Thanks for the review. I especially appreciate the layout photo. I just ordered my first Marfy from Vogue-jeans no less! Great jacket!
2/7/06 8:32 AM
Nice jacket; you did a great job. The pattern drawing is rather silly, isn't it! But I do want to try a Marfy pattern some day.
2/7/06 8:39 AM
PhylisC, This pattern is from fall/winter 2004 I think so, from what I understand, it will be available until the end of this year. The fact that patterns are available for two years is another thing that I like about Marfy! The pattern layout is pretty easy to figure out, the patterns are marked with what goes on the fold and the grainline. Also, the latters that you see do actually line up with the coresponding letter. I have seen fewer instance of marking not matching up than with any other pattern company. When things don't match up it is usually because I am wrong in the way I am putting it together and I need to step back and think about what I am doing! Thank you for all the nice comments, I have been working on this quite a while and I knowthat I will get to enjoy wearing it!
2/7/06 9:11 AM
Wow, what a terrific jacket and review. Beautifully sewn, very helpful Marfy explanation and picture. I too have avoided Marfy but I'm on the edge...
2/7/06 2:55 PM
Beautiful jacket! Loved seeing all the great details.
2/8/06 4:13 AM
ReBecca: With your help, I feel I could handle a Marfy! Maybe because when I was about your age (eons ago), I was tall and thin and lived in Houston. I too made a pink Safari jacket (Vogue, perhaps) which I loved dearly. Thanks for your reviews!
3/10/06 5:40 PM
Thanks for showing the layout. I am going to make a Marfy and I was wondering how problematic it would be and now I can see it won't be. You did a great job.
10/23/07 10:49 PM