Funny what freezing temperatures can do to you... and I'm not talking runny noses and such pleasantries. I actually finished this KNIT coat in record time (for me, that is). 3-4 days is way faster than my usual turtle speed. It's in wool/cashmere from F & S Fabrics, $9.98/yard, lined with a soft rayon knit that I dyed. The color is not perfect but I don't care- it's warm! She bounced out the door this morning, happy as can be.
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Here's a look inside the coat.
I draped a shawl collar and extended the center overlap by about 3/4", and cut a front facing.
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The Christmas dress was a great success but I haven't got her into a photo yet. It's so cold and she's in school all day. Maybe during the weekend. Thanks for all your nice comments, and to answer Lindsay's question: Oldest DD is going through a "preppy" phase- thanks to "Gossip Girls"... I think a nice tailored jacket would now be something she'd appreciate, and that can be fun. I'm also making a fitted "Chanel" style coat for youngest DD, just got a gorgeous wool plaid boucle yesterday. Like I said; funny what those freezing temperatures will do...
She is absolutely gorgeous in her new coat!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous work inside and out Birgitte! She looks so beautiful in her new coat (and getting so big too!).
ReplyDeleteI don't know that the 'wool and cashmere' count as a knit, even if they are! This looks beautiful and luxorius!
ReplyDeleteLove the dramatic button on the coat and of course DD's supermodel pose. Looking forward to the jacket for eldest DD and am sure I'll show it to my DD the Gossip Girl fan.
ReplyDeleteWhat a treat it must have been to sew with that fabric! It's probably a good thing I don't live closer to a good fabric store - I'd be buying these wonderful fabrics all the time. Or maybe I wouldn't stash at all since I'd know I could easily get what I wanted! In either case, once again, the coat is just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThe perfect little coat on an adorable little model.
ReplyDeleteShe looks adorable! I also really like the color. Iris went through a Princess Aurora blue phase, too. Of all the princesses, why did she choose the one who does nothing special but sleep?
ReplyDeleteShe replied that was the only princess with two living parents.
of COURSE you drafted a shawl collar!! you would never leave some Peter Pan collar on something you made! anywho, it looks great! miss you
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