Saturday, July 17, 2010

Burda 07-2010-118 Peplum Jacket

This jacket has made many people's "must sew" list, including mine...


I bought this fabric in NYC, it's a metallic tweed. Hard to work with mainly because the pressing is so sensitive. I made a few (well, many) mistakes, but they're all avoidable if you keep your head on straight. The right pressing cloth, very little heat and of course, pressing from wrong side whenever possible is a must, which made this jacket not exactly the ideal choice. That peplum needs to be pressed so I cheated, some... :) I added 1" to the length of the jacket.


As you can see the lining is pretty bright! I dyed silk charmeuse light green. The peplum lining hangs free from side seam to side seam. I cut a facing for the peplum hem because this fabric refuses to be manipulated and shrunk. Also made a hidden pocket in the lining.



I also made a zipper pull out of pearls and crystals;

The jacket is part of an ensemble; the blouse I already reviewed on PR, and the skirt is done. Just have to get pictures of me wearing it all. And the Balmain as well... the review of that jacket is finally written.

Hope the summer is going well for everyone. Here in LA it's been heating up the last couple of days. Not that I notice that much, mostly in air conditioned room, sewing and dancing. I try not to sew when I dance, or dance when I sew...

28 comments:

  1. Wow! This is really special. Your zipper pull is just so pretty and so appropriate. Can't wait to see the other pieces of the ensemble and certainly the Balmain.

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  2. Oh my, what a wonderful job you did. It looks all so great and well sewn. My compliments and I look forward to seeing the whole ensemble!

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  3. I´m so glad you are back blogging :)
    Ann-Marie NL

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  4. How stunning is that!! Love the zipper pull too.

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  5. Wonderful jacket. Everything works together so nicely - the lining, the fabric - the zipper pull!

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  6. Beautiful jacket -- I just love coming to your blog to see what you have made!

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  7. Very special jacket. I cannot wait to see the whole ensemble, I loved this jacket in the magazine, but saw it as a no no for the well endowed, namely me. The zipper pull is wonderful too. Ok, where in NYC did you find this gorgeous fabric?

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  8. Gorgeous color combination! And as always, admirable work.

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  9. Love it! The fabric is great and I love the lining!

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  10. LOVE IT! That peplum is sooo cool! and the lining and zipper pull, great personal touches.

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  11. Wow! Your jacket is fabulous. I love the pop of color in the lining.

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  12. Wow! I still hadn't gotten over the Ottoman Coat!!

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  13. Wow! Very nice jacket! I had forgotten about this pattern, glad I visited your blog today to see this.

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  14. wearable art. Its beautiful.

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  15. Wow, stunning jacket! Just fabulous!

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  16. B., this is BEYOND impressive! It's stunning. I love the lining. I love the longer peplum. Wow. This blew me away.

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  17. Gorgeous! Love the lining :)

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  18. Oooh, totally cool! And the bright green! Love.

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  19. This looks great, Birgitte. The fabric may have been a pain to work with, but it looks perfect for this jacket. It is so "you"! I had surgery almost 2 weeks ago, so I haven't really been doing much of anything this summer. Hope to make a trip to LA when I recover :-)

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  20. OMG! It's over the top beautiful.

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  21. Wonderful! That's just about the only design that caught my eye in the July Burda, and it's on my list, too. Yours is spectacular in that metallic tweed. Oh, those beautiful seams...!

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  22. Only you could imagine that jacket in that fabric. I love looking at you projects, you bring me in such a different world. Thank you for sharing these wonderful techniques and ideas.

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  23. You are so talentes. There is no word strong enough to express my admiration of your work

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  24. Each garment you make is so very special and this one is another beautiful winner. Love that peplum, wonderful lining...thanks for sharing your talent and great details.

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