Devon writes:
...it seems more like something you might wear while kicking around in blue
jeans...
I really enjoyed Devon's message, because I LIKE wearing luxurious jackets
with my jeans, even when I'm only going to the supermarket, and I love
making them. That jacket caught my eye because I liked the silhouette, I
know I could make a much nicer one and I already have the supplies. It's a
bolero and I have a bolero pattern. I have the lace, a long piece of linen
lace that I made years ago. When cold mangled, it ruffles and drapes
beautifully. My plan would be to baste the ruffles in place onto a ribbon
or tape of snaps purchased from any fabric store and sew the other side of
the snaps in a concealed place along the hem of the jacket under a fold in
the lining. The tape could easily be eased to have a curved shape. When
the lace gets bedraggled and/or the jacket needs cleaning, pull the snaps
loose and unbaste the lace from the tape in comfort. Fabric stores here
carry tape with very small plastic snaps so they must do that Outside. I
don't have enough lace to do sleeve ruffles too, which is too bad because I
do like them on the Flounce Jacket. And I have a box of antique buttons,
pretty, but they are all orphans, so they end up on my jackets which I like
to make with only one button at the top.
What fabric to make it out of is going to be a matter of some thought. I
have some silk that would work. Devon's right, it would be nice to use a
color that would go well with, say, black pants, for when we go to a
concert, but I would love to wear it with blue jeans. Jackets work well in
Alaska because it's wonderfully cool here year around. Even in the summer,
a jacket feels good at night.
I'm really going to try to make this jacket. I'm inspired by Devon's
interest. I hope to be at the Montreal convention and I can wear it then.
Whether or not I make it is dependent on how well I'm doing with the
medication I'm taking. So far I'm doing well, but my top priority is to
exercise every day and improve my strength and endurance. Then I want to
get the lilac wood into the hands of some woodworkers. Then I want to
finish my new Bedfordshire lace designs. That will all have to wait until
after our trip to the UK, which is coming up next week. Husband and I are
walking the Hadrian's Wall Path from Newcastle to Bowness west of Carlisle.
Only a year and a half ago that was an impossible fantasy, and then it has
taken me that long to get over the sleep and dopamine deprivation. I am
unbelievably excited and can now think of nothing else.
Keep your fingers crossed on the jacket project and so will I.
Sally Schoenberg
Anchorage Alaska
"Outside" means outside of Alaska. It's a term that was more commonly used
back when the world was a bigger place. I've been here 23 years so I
remember when the rest of the world seemed much farther away.
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