Kay Y said... Nice work! I recommend buying some different kinds of interfacing and having them on hand for your jacket projects. I usually test fuse a couple of 3-4" squares on scraps of fabric before making a decision which one or which combination to use. I often use a firmer interfacing on the jacket front and lighter one on facings, upper collar, hems, etc. I don't serge seam allowances in a lined jacket unless the fabric frays a lot. 1/4/07 9:22 AM
KarmenG said... Well you should be proud! Lots of work to a jacket, and it looks great on you. I agree with Kay Y having several varieties of interfacing on hand to test and compare. 1/4/07 9:58 AM
Leslie in Austin said... Love it! Great job!! 1/4/07 10:02 AM
Erica B. said... Great job on your first jacket! 1/4/07 10:28 AM
Hilary said... LOL, you *should* be proud, great job!! Your jacket is beautiful! 1/4/07 10:38 AM
moss said... Yes you should sing! It looks FABULOUS!! 1/4/07 11:00 AM
Soliel said... Very, very cute!!! I like the neutral color...can wear in any season. I like the tie style the best...it really is feminine and accentuates your shape. I am going to Joann's today too! I am getting some of their sale boucle...congratulations! Very, cute, Tres chic jacket! 1/4/07 11:03 AM
AuntieShel said... Fabulous jacket. You should be VERY proud of yourself. 1/4/07 12:00 PM
Tany said... Wonderful! Congratulations on your first jacket! 1/4/07 2:58 PM
Tiner W said... Beautiful! Congrats! 1/4/07 4:03 PM
Heatherrique said... Tres magnifique! Your jackets looks so RTW! Great job on your first jacket! You will definitely will be hooked making more! 1/4/07 4:39 PM
frame said... You should be very proud! Your jacket looks terrific. 1/4/07 5:27 PM
Anne S said... Beautiful jacket. You should be proud of your project. It looks terrific on you. 1/4/07 5:48 PM
PatM said... Your jacket looks as good as the one on the model on the pattern. What a successful project, no alterations must save heapsof time. Lovely jacket 1/4/07 9:15 PM
Danvillegirl said... You did an excellent job. Your jacket looks good and is flattering. The Sewing Place offers numerous brands of interfacing and they did have on their site some helpful information about the interfacing and what type fabric is does well on. NAYYY! with them just I use them for some of my interfacing purchases. 1/5/07 5:18 AM
ryan's mom said... Your jacket looks great, and you got the perfect smile to show off how much you like it :) ! 1/5/07 7:17 AM
AnneM said... Congrats on your jacket. What a cute style. 1/5/07 8:14 AM
MelissaB in WA said... Awesome jacket, you should be proud!!! :-) 1/5/07 8:26 AM
Jane S said... Terrific looking jacket on you. Do the happy dance to celebrate your success. I agree with the advice to test several interfacings although I mostly use fusi Knit, silk organza and a knit interfacing I get from Fabric Mart Fabrics on line. Bravo, it took me years to get the courage to tackle a jacket. 1/5/07 8:43 AM
Sewing Chick said... The jacket looks fantastic, especially for your first one. You should be very proud of yourself!!! Sandra Betzina has a wonderful illustrated explanation on bagging a lining in her Power Sewing book. She covers the topic on sleeves well. I highly recommend the book. 1/5/07 1:28 PM
OP Gal said... You should be proud, your jacket looks great and great on you. The collar looks like a different fabric or like it was quilted--maybe it's just they way the light is shining on it? Anyway, it looks lovely. 1/5/07 5:03 PM
SewGirl said... Great job, Doc! Looks wonderful on you. 1/5/07 5:59 PM
blueorchid said... Thanks for the review! I am planning on making this jacket for fall and may start sooner after seeing yours. You did an amazing job. As for your question on interfacing I just buy mine from Joann. I never use iron on though I have never liked the way it ends up looking or feeling. Hope that helps. Thanks again!! 9/3/07 12:00 PM
Nice work! I recommend buying some different kinds of interfacing and having them on hand for your jacket projects. I usually test fuse a couple of 3-4" squares on scraps of fabric before making a decision which one or which combination to use. I often use a firmer interfacing on the jacket front and lighter one on facings, upper collar, hems, etc. I don't serge seam allowances in a lined jacket unless the fabric frays a lot.
1/4/07 9:22 AM
Well you should be proud! Lots of work to a jacket, and it looks great on you. I agree with Kay Y having several varieties of interfacing on hand to test and compare.
1/4/07 9:58 AM
Love it! Great job!!
1/4/07 10:02 AM
Great job on your first jacket!
1/4/07 10:28 AM
LOL, you *should* be proud, great job!! Your jacket is beautiful!
1/4/07 10:38 AM
Yes you should sing! It looks FABULOUS!!
1/4/07 11:00 AM
Very, very cute!!! I like the neutral color...can wear in any season. I like the tie style the best...it really is feminine and accentuates your shape. I am going to Joann's today too! I am getting some of their sale boucle...congratulations! Very, cute, Tres chic jacket!
1/4/07 11:03 AM
Fabulous jacket. You should be VERY proud of yourself.
1/4/07 12:00 PM
Wonderful! Congratulations on your first jacket!
1/4/07 2:58 PM
Beautiful! Congrats!
1/4/07 4:03 PM
Tres magnifique! Your jackets looks so RTW! Great job on your first jacket! You will definitely will be hooked making more!
1/4/07 4:39 PM
You should be very proud! Your jacket looks terrific.
1/4/07 5:27 PM
Beautiful jacket. You should be proud of your project. It looks terrific on you.
1/4/07 5:48 PM
Looks beautiful! Brava!
1/4/07 5:57 PM
Your jacket looks as good as the one on the model on the pattern. What a successful project, no alterations must save heapsof time. Lovely jacket
1/4/07 9:15 PM
You did an excellent job. Your jacket looks good and is flattering. The Sewing Place offers numerous brands of interfacing and they did have on their site some helpful information about the interfacing and what type fabric is does well on. NAYYY! with them just I use them for some of my interfacing purchases.
1/5/07 5:18 AM
Your jacket looks great, and you got the perfect smile to show off how much you like it :) !
1/5/07 7:17 AM
Congrats on your jacket. What a cute style.
1/5/07 8:14 AM
Awesome jacket, you should be proud!!! :-)
1/5/07 8:26 AM
Terrific looking jacket on you. Do the happy dance to celebrate your success. I agree with the advice to test several interfacings although I mostly use fusi Knit, silk organza and a knit interfacing I get from Fabric Mart Fabrics on line. Bravo, it took me years to get the courage to tackle a jacket.
1/5/07 8:43 AM
The jacket looks fantastic, especially for your first one. You should be very proud of yourself!!! Sandra Betzina has a wonderful illustrated explanation on bagging a lining in her Power Sewing book. She covers the topic on sleeves well. I highly recommend the book.
1/5/07 1:28 PM
You should be proud, your jacket looks great and great on you. The collar looks like a different fabric or like it was quilted--maybe it's just they way the light is shining on it? Anyway, it looks lovely.
1/5/07 5:03 PM
Great job, Doc! Looks wonderful on you.
1/5/07 5:59 PM
Thanks for the review! I am planning on making this jacket for fall and may start sooner after seeing yours. You did an amazing job. As for your question on interfacing I just buy mine from Joann. I never use iron on though I have never liked the way it ends up looking or feeling. Hope that helps. Thanks again!!
9/3/07 12:00 PM