I can still not believe that – finally–I finished the Marfy Jacket. The last post about it was in July last year. All I had to do was placing the pockets, hemming and inserting the lining. But after summer I was not motivated to work on the jacket and so it hang on my dress […]
Sew-Along
Marfy Jacket 1756 Part III
It finally starts to look like a jacket. I have inserted both sleeves and added the facing: The sleeve cap is supported by a sleeve head. I used “Watteline” for this. I cut the sleeve head so that it goes from the middle of the front armhole to the middle of the back armhole to […]
Marfy Jacket 1756 Part II
This week I finished some of the more complicated steps. First, I had to finish the second corner of the front panel. And this happens when you try to sew after a long day at work: I had to unpick the corner three times until it was ok. This is how it looks at the […]
Marfy Jacket 1756 Part I
After finishing my contribution to the Sewing Indie Month, I now concentrate fully on the Marfy Jacket Sew Along. I am a bit behind, but that does not matter. Leisa reminded me that it is more important to take one’s time than to keep up with the sew along posts. This is sooo true. Thank you, Leisa! […]
Marfy Sew Along
Earlier this year Leisa from “A Challenging Sew” has started a Marfy Free Pattern sew-along. For those who don’t know: Marfy is an italian pattern company. They have marvelous patterns which come already cut out, but without instructions. I learned about Marfy last year and always wanted to try a pattern, but was a bit […]