Tuesday, March 20, 2012

New 4-H Project

This year for my 4-H project I'm going to make Vogue 8346  View A.  I can never find a coat in stores that I really like.  This year, I'm going to make one.  Right now though, I think I am going to go CRAZY!  OK, so this is why -

I cut out a size 10 because that is what my measurements matched up to.  I probably spent about 16 hours on my coat, and it turned out to be WAY too big (it fits my mom).  I was told to take out all of my seams and cut it down a size.  Well, because it fit my mom, I let her have it and just cut out a size 8 out of scrap fabric we had around the house and sewed main body of the coat together.  When I took my second jacket (now in size 8) into 4-H, the teachers said that it was still too big!  So then I had to rip out my seams and cut out another jacket for a size 6 and then sew it back together. Blah!  If you looked on the back of the pattern for size 6, the measurements seemed like there was NO way that I would fit.  I was about to give up on 4-H all together, but I couldn't because I already bought my "real" fabric I want to use.  By the way, its purple :)   I'll post pictures of it later. 

So far, this project hasn't had a good start, but the end result is so cute that I really want to finish it.  I finally figured out what size to cut out, and I have all the alterations figured out thanks to my 4-H teachers.  So, my homework before the next 4-H is to cut the pieces out of my "good" fabric, and also out of the underlining, the lining, and the interfacing.  Lots of cutting! :(  Personally, my least favorite part of sewing.

Wish me luck! :) 


Sorry about the highlights, I can't remove it.
Arielle
V8346
 


V8346



2 comments:

  1. I am glad to have the denim coat Arielle started to make, but it will be a lot of work to finish it! Maybe it's a little too stylish for me?

    Deb

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  2. I think the pattern looks so nice - and way beyond my skill level! :-) For the little sewing I do, I've quickly learned that cutting is the part I absolutely dread (and I love the rest of the process!). It seems so tedious to me...maybe if I sew more it'll become a second nature! At least I don't have to do as much cutting as you - ouch. Two times having to start over!
    Cecilia

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