Since I finished the my last Qullt I have been sewing clothes. A jumper for my wife out of a nice grey wool suiting fabric and a Sports Coat for myself, out of Blue Chambray. Yes I said Blue Chambray. This was a test vehicle to see if the pattern was good enough to buy some really nice cashmere or wool. The results are not bad for the first attempt at this sort of thing. I had never tried a "tailored' fit coat with lining and what not. It came out good enough for a first effort and I will adjust the pattern for the finer fabric. Here are a couple of links if anybody is interested. I got a great Apron Pattern from the retro section of Butterick. It looks like something that Beaver Cleaver's Mom would wear. I am going to make it for my wife and give it to her for Christmas, as a kind of gag gift. It should be a hoot. She has a bunch of aprons that I have made for her, but none of them are like this. They are what are known as cobler aprons with a bib held up by a neck strap and a waist tie in back, and rather plain as opposed to the frilly dilly style of the Butterick one.
enjoy,
John
Sport Coat
Wool Jumper