Ziggy really sang…

…and so did the legendary fat lady.  It’s done, it’s finished.

StyleArc Ziggi jacket #5, the finale

All bar the pics of Dawn wearing it!

Several hours of hand sewing [what was I thinking of] and this simple l [ha!] little jacket is done.  Hand sewn top stitching, hand sewn lining insertion blah blah.  Good grief.  I had to take quite a lot out of the side seams first- these ‘darts’ are 2″ wide at the bottom edge.  I added small shoulder pads made from sew-in bag wadding.

Fortunately, she loves it, and is working out where we need to go so she has a need for a lightweight, posh jacket.

I’ve just taken some snaps of it on a hanger, which will have to do until we get home from work NOT exhausted, sorry about that.

Key issues with this, summarised:

• Zip lengths quoted are out- don’t buy your zips until you have fiddled with the pattern and know what size you want.
• There are NO instructions for putting the pocket zips in, other than elsewhere on the internet, try Communing with Fabric or Sew Maris.
• Sleeves are shorter than usual
• Jacket fit as it stands is more boxy than the image implies, you may need quite a lot of shaping at the side seams if you like a more fitted look
• The pockets as placed fit INSIDE the front facing AND hem allowance- raise them, lengthen the jacket OR be very careful when inserting the lining and hemming that you don’t catch them down
• Instructions for the whole thing are the most unhelpful I’ve yet seen on StyleArc, and yet many, many people have made it…they clearly all did their own thing too.

GOOD things:

• It’s beautifully well drafted, as ever, all pattern pieces match up nicely
• The size/shape of the collar and lapels is very classy
• It’s a very versatile jacket- and lends itself to quite a bit of customisation in blocking, fabrics, and quilting details.

I promise pics of her wearing it as soon as possible! Now to make something for ME I can’t be doing with all this unselfish sewing!

 

PS, this was apparently my 500th post.  Wow!