Retreat sewing

Last weekend I went to a local sewing retreat, so I had a chance to sit down and get some sewing done!  I didn’t get as much done as I wanted, but it was nice to sew with other ladies that “get it”.

We all had a great time and I got two shirts, a jacket and blackout curtains made.  The curtains were pretty simple with quilting cotton that matched the girl’s room, backed with blackout fabric.  She has a hard time sleeping when it is light out, so I am hoping this will keep her from camping out on our floor now.

*crossing fingers*  Not working so much, but she has spent a few nights in her bed.

The jacket is Burda 7296 and I think I cut out a size 12 (I am 38″ chest and 31″ waist).  I cut it out last winter at some point, so this really gave me an impetus to get the dang thing done!  I did a few things differently on it (like normal), but mostly kept to the pattern.  It is roomy, but once it gets cool I will likely be wearing a sweater.  It will be fine for that.

I forgot the instructions when I went to the retreat, so I “used the Force”.  It turned out fairly well.

The fabric is a fur-backed embossed velveteen.  It isn’t a super heavy jacket, but will keep the wind off of me and give me a little warmth.  I love the fur collar and cuffs.  As I did not line the jacket, I sewed down the seam allowances to lay flat.

This next item is a simple tank in a sweater knit.  A simple draft.

I jazzed it up with an applique I had acquired a few years back.  It didn’t fit across the whole back, so I had to tack down the edges.  I only sewed the top  of it, left the bottom unsewed.

It worked best that way, as it was on the knit.  It is a little see through, so I need to wear a tank underneath.

I will get a picture of the other top when I wear it.  The one above was after work, and it wore very well.  Hardly a wrinkle!