Vogue Patterns: 8620 (JACKET)  - Type:Coat/Jacket  | | Viewed 354 times
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| | Posted on: | 12/24/12 2:07 PM | | Last Updated: | 12/24/12 2:48 PM | | Pattern Size: | Plus-Sized | | Project Photo: |  | | Pattern Photo: | 
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| Pattern Description: Semi-fittedjackets, have pockets, underarm-gussets and front-zippers
Pattern Sizing:
size 16-22. I choose 20 as a startingpoint
Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it?yes
Were the instructions easy to follow?
Yes
What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern?
I did want it for the glorious collar, the empire waist and the curved hem, that fell loosely over the back
Fabric Used:polyesther brocade (Awful to sew, but easy handling for washing and ironing)
Pattern alterations or any design changes you made:
I did not want pockets. I topstitched all the seams and darts
Would you sew it again? Would you recommend it to others?
Certainly yes. Very versatile pattern. I have it now for festivities , but it can also be made for daily use in an other material
Conclusion:
Glad I did it. A good companion for the LBD I made in november
Vogue 8620 "Pfaltzkapelle"
For Pattern Review I am - to put it mildly- really not the very first to review Marci Tilton's jacket patern , Vogue 8620. It was loved and praised in general.
Still I have hesitated quite a long time . I'm dressed in knit tops most of the time and I had the impression that it could be hard to adapt it to myself , and I could be sure that I had to adapt a lot and still did not want to spoil the lovely design. I was happy to see that the design has several possibilities for tweaking especially the empire waist is fine for that purpose. I decided to take my own block pattern, so as to compare it to the Vogue pattern. So I did the adaptation for a petite in the upper body part, I made the schoulders a lot smaller and added room for the bust in both the horizontal and vertical direction, and also a little bit of room for broad back, Under the waist I had minor problems. The balance problems dont play such a part as would be in skirt or pants. I was warned in other reviews that the sleeves could be snug in the upperarm and that was for me also the case. I did decide to correct that in the underarm-gusset piece. In the end I think that the collar is the only pattern-piece that I did not adapt at all. I didn’t want pockets. I was content with the way the changes in the paper pattern turned out.
The pattern was not difficult to sew, but the tissue was !It is a jacquard, a rather loose weave. It frayed and shirred. So I decided on sewing, than ironing to one side and serging and subsequently topstitching every single seam and dart. Yet , now that it's ready,I will not complain too much anymore . I love the shimmering colours. The jacket makes me think of the vaulted ceilings in the Carolingian Palatine Chapel in Aachen: Overall quite dark with the black and very dark brown at first view, but than a burst of vibrant of blue and green when it’s in the light. An advantage: It's easy to wash and iron! Good for the Christmas-party ( I will be with my husband, three little grandchildren and my two sons and daughters in law ) that will be tomorrow in our house .
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Lovely jacket!
12/24/12 2:25 PM
Great review, great jacket
12/24/12 3:19 PM
Lovely jacket, the fabric is rich.
12/24/12 5:02 PM
Beautiful jacket!! Love the fabric too.
12/25/12 0:45 AM
It's gorgeous. Love the zipper.
12/25/12 7:07 AM
Gorgeous!
12/25/12 7:43 AM
what beautiful fabric and your jacket looks lovely on you
12/25/12 7:50 AM
Your jacket is lovely and fits you well.
12/25/12 8:34 AM
OMG! I love love love the fabric and this jacket style on you! Fabulous! What a great fit! Where oh where did u get such gorgeous fabric??
12/25/12 11:25 AM
What a gorgeous jacket!! I am in awe of your pattern skills-you achieved a perfect fit!!
12/25/12 11:40 AM
Thank you very much for your compliments. I believe That it's fine to buy fabric when I really fall in love with it. This one was bought in oktober just on the market.
12/28/12 7:42 AM