so, as we all know, sunday is mother's day. mom had seen this orange quilted 3 ply juicy couture jersey (that's right! it's from the juicy couture fabric line!) that i got from g street for $2.97/yd (clearance!!) lying around and had remarked all too many times how luxurious it felt. the fabric was purchased for these 2 jackets that lan and i were intending to make: hers had a tucked peter pan collar, mine was military-style. (no shocker there!) however, because the fabric had quilted squares which are symmetrical vertically and horizontally, i broke all rules and instead of cutting along the grain, i also cut perpendicular to the grain, in order to get the most mileage out of the 5 yards that i had bought (each jacket called for 2.25 yards). as a result, i was able to squeak out enough fabric for one tucked peter pan collar jacket for mom! 
i used a simplicity pattern that had 5 different jacket styles. this quilted jersey was fairly thick, so when it came time to do the cuffs, it was an absolute nightmare. basting helped hold the pleats in the sleeves together while i sewed on the thick cuffs. the green basting with the orange fabric made me think of pumpkins! 
here's a cuff that's complete: 
before gossip girl came on at 9 pm last night, i had finished sewing the sleeves onto the body and then connected the yoke (top sweeping quarter of the body) onto the bottom of the garment. my fantastic dressform helped display this beauty! the dressfrom is a skinny minnie, so in reality, this jacket is not as gigantic as it looks!
the back had a nice box pleat. while it is tough to make pleats look symmetrical, i do love the detail it brings to a garment! 
the greatest lesson from last night: cut is not the same as trim! i accidentally trimmed an edge down to the stay-stitching i had put in instead of cutting notches up to it! there's no fixing the mistake since what's been snipped is snipped. we'll see how i manage this issue tonight!
i used a simplicity pattern that had 5 different jacket styles. this quilted jersey was fairly thick, so when it came time to do the cuffs, it was an absolute nightmare. basting helped hold the pleats in the sleeves together while i sewed on the thick cuffs. the green basting with the orange fabric made me think of pumpkins! here's a cuff that's complete: before gossip girl came on at 9 pm last night, i had finished sewing the sleeves onto the body and then connected the yoke (top sweeping quarter of the body) onto the bottom of the garment. my fantastic dressform helped display this beauty! the dressfrom is a skinny minnie, so in reality, this jacket is not as gigantic as it looks!the back had a nice box pleat. while it is tough to make pleats look symmetrical, i do love the detail it brings to a garment! the greatest lesson from last night: cut is not the same as trim! i accidentally trimmed an edge down to the stay-stitching i had put in instead of cutting notches up to it! there's no fixing the mistake since what's been snipped is snipped. we'll see how i manage this issue tonight!
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