Almost done! Just need to put in the partial lining, attach the belt loops, and hem it up! Oh, and a tad more topstitching. And button holes. Can't forget those. Especially since I now have an uber-gorgeous singer buttonhole attachment that makes buttonholes so very easy and so very perfect. So love my new toy.
Speaking of buttons and buttonholes, I pinned these green buttons on to see what I thought and ... not so much loving them. In real life they're not so pukey but they're still rather bright. I think I might do green buttonholes and some shiny black buttons with green thread holding them on. Might be just the thing to add a little color without going overboard. Must pick up some black buttons this weekend and see.
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5 comments:
I love it! It looks like you. Good choice & nice topstitching too.
That's going to be a great coat, Alicia. I love the green buttons and hope you stick with them. :-)
Nice! I like the green buttons-- a fun touch with the black. And it looks like you're doing a very good job on it!
It looks fantastic! I've yet to attempt something quite that complex, but hope to soon. I bet it'll look great no matter what to decide with the buttons.
Ok, you've talked me into at least trying the green buttons. :) And hey, if I don't like them then they take what, a couple minutes max to switch out? So low risk investment - my favorite kind. :)
Thank you all for your kind words. And just to assure you that I haven't yet reached sewing goddess status, it's actually a very easy project - the denim and easy lines meant it's quite a bit easier than most everything I've made for the SWAP, let alone my standard sewing. The only tricky part was sewing on those belt loops and only because it takes a presser foot with a lot of clearance and a powerful machine to go through what is, at times, 11 layers of denim. Pretty thick denim, in this case. But that doesn't take sewing skill, just a great sewing machine. Like a Singer 503a Rocketteer. :) Beyond that it was really quite basic. And great pay offs. Gotta love that.
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