DIY Shirt Jacket (Shacket), Burdastyle Pattern
Hi there, Happy New Year and I wish you all the best in 2025 💖 Today's post is about the finished shirt jacket (shacket) I started working on in October last year. It was delayed because I was doing other things but well, I'm glad I finished it and look forward to wearing it daily. It's a simple and comfy shacket. It has low shoulders and is finished with a straight hemline. I used Burdastyle long jacket 9/2023 size 40 for the pattern and shortened the length. For the fabric, I used cotton chino in beige from my stash. Also, the rest of the notions were from stash, yay! for not buying anything new 😍 The sewing process started in October last year. I did it in my free time, but unfortunately, I couldn't finish quickly. And then, other projects came and I put this shacket aside. As usual, I pinned and sewed the back pieces together as shown below. And then, sewed the front and back pieces together. Fused the f...
What a lovely gift from your sister-in-law. And thank you for sharing them with us - it's nice to have a sneak peak at what is coming :). So many lovely garments - I don't think we have enough months in our life to make all these beautiful clothes :)
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah! You are right, so many nice patterns to try but so little time to sew :( Anyway....
DeleteI was at kinokuniya yesterday and browsed the Oct Burda :) but I didn't see the autumn winter ed. Enjoy your magazines!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yes, I am enjoying the magazines so much :)
DeleteYou are very lucky that you have Kinokuniya in your place, so you can get Burdastyle magazine every month :) I only get it when I travel outside or someone else bring it to me.