Tie Bolero top

Here is a Bolero top I made a while ago and with some remenants that I picked up. It has a hugged neck line and ties at the front. I have extended the length to come to the waist and hopefully it reaches the ribs and above the smallest part of the waist drawing the eyes to the thin part of the torso.....

It is really easy to make as the shoulder piece is connected to the front & back pieces, therefore no shoulder seams, LOVE IT!

As these don't take up much material I will pick up remenant pieces and put them in my Etsy shop, but as I will pre-make them I can't make them to measure... :(

I will dig around in my material and see what I get time to whip up on the weekend!

Cheers

Lee-Anne

Bolero Jacket

I pinched this Bolero Jacket pattern from my mum and it is about 30 years old and I love it! Such an easy pattern and fits perfectly. I got the green speckled 100% wool from a friend, who's mother passed away and she gave me a few boxes of material which had some gem pieces in it! I enjoy re-using and re-creating something out of material that is meaningful to someone.

I matched some karqui green Boiled Wool perfectly and used the speckled wool as a feature for the sleeves. I did exposed seams on the outside and frayed the edges. The jacket is lined with cotton and the wool keeps you so warm. I will definately be using this pattern again and sewing more will Boiled Wool.

Bolero jackets are perfect to use while I'm pregnant and I can also use them afterwards. I have done lots of sewing lately and now I just need to get some time to take some pic's.

Here is a pic at 31 weeks, I can't believe how fast it is going!

Cheers
Lee-Anne

Brown & Cream Jacket

I'm not too sure about this jacket, it might take me a while to get use to... as it didn't quiet turn out how I pictured in my head and something just doesn't look right symetrically about it...
I wanted to create a short waited jacket with some large fur bands around the arms, waist and neck. I tried to create a look with the seams on the outside and some fur braid down the seams.

I used some brown wool/synthetic I picked up as a remenant piece and I have added some soft cream fur to create a feature. The jacket is lined with some lightweight cotton and it is really warm. My mum suggested it needed a large cream fur flower at the top of the jacket to balance the top to the bottom, so I might give that a go. ummmm....

Any suggestions??
Happy sewing, Lee-Anne

My Aunty's FAB jacket!

My Aunty Jean asked me if I would help her sew a Jacket for a wedding she is going to this weekend. I asked her to bring what she wanted to wear and we went shopping at the material store. She showed me the material she liked and then we looked for a pattern.

She chose a black velvet stretch with nice silver glitter flowers on it. We used gathered Black organza around the neck (instead of doing a collar) and sleeve edges, the jacket is fully lined. Aunty Jean sewed most of this herself and did a fab job! I hope you have the courage to tackle something yourself now.

The jacket is the attraction piece to the whole outfit and it looks great with a black skirt and blue top. It took a lot of convincing from Carolyn & myself to get Aunty Jean to wear a plain black skirt.Here you can see the organza ruffles

Aunty Jean if I see a photo from the wedding and you are wearing your silver skirt, LOOKOUT!

Lee-Anne