I already had the pattern cut for Butterick B5500 so I hit the ground running this AM... and...
I finished it! All in one day.
Ok, well actually it is 98% finished. A little hand work is still needed and I need some advice:
Here's the nearly finished jacket. Just loved the tucked detail on the sleeves:
It's hard to tell in the picture, since it just looks like two lines of stitching, but it's really tucked fabric.
And here's the part I need your opinion on:
I have some velvet ribbon to use... do I
A)
add it to the collar? There would be about 1/8 of an inch reveal of the collar showing...or
B)
add it to the front down the area where the buttons would be.... If I do this I envision adding fancy buttons for looks and then using hooks and eyes to close the jacket, which I will probably never wear closed.
I won't sway your opinion by giving you my gut thought, which was not my original thought...
I will tell you that I actually have a longer velvet ribbon that is 1/2 as wide and is the same royal blue that is in the details. I thought about adding that around the bottom edge about 2" up and then to the sleeves about an inch above the tuck detail...
*too many decisions*!!!
So I will go to bed and sleep on it and await your opinions.
I vote for down the front of the jacket. It's gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI like the velvet on the collar. Maybe I've worked at a university too long - velvet down the front reminds me of graduation gowns! :)
ReplyDeleteI like it on the collar too.
ReplyDeleteOh, Ginny! That's what it is about it!
ReplyDeleteMy first thought was to put it down the front, but something about it just wasn't right!
I think I'll go with the collar...
Thanks, girls!