BurdaStyle 08/2008 - 115 Jacket

I FINALLY finished my jacket.  I expect you need a reminder of the pattern, it's this one from BurdaStyle 08/2008, and what I love about it - all those details and buttons is also why it took so darn long to finish.

This pattern has only a partial lining which seems daft in a wool jacket so I drafted my own based on the partial lining pieces and the full pattern pieces.  That's really all I am going to say about it because I either did something very wrong or my silk lining moved during cutting because I had a heck of a time getting it in without causing the outer shell to pucker.  In the end I handsewed the hem of the lining to the jacket and made it work, but the result is not pretty!  I underlined the peplum piece so that bit at least is OK.  I also like the two coloured lining, although I fully admit that was because I didn't have enough navy to hand.

The lapels are cut as separate pieces from the jacket (rather than having a roll line) which makes it much easier to get a nice looking collar but it does create some bulk in the seam joining the jacket to the lapels.

I left out the front pockets because I knew I would never use them, but I still did real buttonholes everywhere, which my machine was not happy about in some places.  I even made 6 buttonholes in the front before noticing the instructions only require 3 - you just sew one column of the buttons onto the front of the jacket and fasten it inside with a single button.  Oh well.

All that said, I really like the finished jacket, it's a classic - especially in navy wool - with a twist in the details and the back peplum.

And now to get to all those other things I have been tracing and cutting....