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Friday, May 23, 2014

Flax Fibers


I am finally cutting into my geranium linen (courtesy of Britex Fabrics) for my Spearmint Coat.  Time to have some fun!


I have the linen cut . . .


. . . now I just need to decide on a lining.


I will probably go with bemberg rayon, but will have to dig through the stashed pieces to see if I have enough yardage of something suitable.


I did manage to find some leftover cotton that is a really close color match for the collar underlining.  So perhaps luck will be with me on the lining front!


Just a reminder that if you would like the chance to win a copy of this pattern for your own collection, the giveaway will close on Friday.  Happy sewing!



[The fabric and pattern for this project were received in exchange for my contributions as a Sewing Indie Month sew-along host and Britex Guest Blogger]
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 23, 2014 at 4:15 AM

    This looks like it's going to be fab-u-lous! Thanks for such detailed information.
    Monique

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  2. AnonymousMay 23, 2014 at 6:21 AM

    You are a blogl-producing machine! Wonderful series of posts. BTW, I found the tip about reinforcing the curved edge of a sleeve (previous post) very helpful. It's embarrassing to admint, but faced with this problem in the past, I could not think of a remedy. That is why I love sewing so much - every project, every blog post is a learning moment. Many thanks!!

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    1. Laura MaeMay 23, 2014 at 2:59 PM

      I cannot take all the credit - it is a modified version of something I came across in vintage pattern instructions many years ago!

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  3. KellyMay 23, 2014 at 7:55 AM

    I have no idea how you're finding the time for all this sewing! I can hardly wait to see all these!

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  4. VWBUGMay 23, 2014 at 1:02 PM

    Just seeing your cutting layouts is an art form by itself. I have never seen anyone have such perfection in this. I do have a question. Looking at your lay out I noticed you have stuff lettered around your pieces Why?

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    1. Laura MaeMay 23, 2014 at 2:58 PM

      Thanks!

      The letters come from the Lolita Pattern tissue – they make it very easy to match notches. I have seen a similar thing with some vintage patterns using numbers. They will not be transferred to my linen since the jacket pieces are pretty self-explanatory, but can be really helpful when everything looks alike!

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