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...
Lovely dress, Hana and beautiful fabric. You did a great job converting your darts to princess seams and it fits perfectly. Enjoy wearing it.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kathy for the lovely compliment :)
DeleteJoyful indeed! It is lovely.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mary :D
DeleteVery cute! Love the print.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Stars :)
DeleteThat print is beautiful! Also I think the princess seams look great and the dress fits you very well!
ReplyDeleteThank you Katharina :)
DeleteWOW! The bodice is an absolute perfect fit! This pattern will surely become a TNT for you. I am loving the watery, batik-like fabric as well Hana.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sue. This will be my second TNT pattern after Jamie Shift dress pattern :)
DeleteOh Hana... I love your dress.It is beautiful and love the fabric too.Great job fixing the pattern.
ReplyDeleteThank you Judy. I love the fabric too very much :)
DeleteThis dress is just perfect for you - the colours, the pattern of the fabric and the style - you look so lovely. The princess line conversion certainly gives a lovely line to the dress. And nicely finished as usual.
ReplyDeleteThank you for lovely words, Sarah Liz :)
DeleteWhat a beautiful dress !! It's so appropriate for summer with these fresh colors and pattern that very summer. Love it!
ReplyDeleteThank you dear Rosy :)
DeleteWhat a beautiful dress, Hana! The fabric is really gorgeous. You did an amazing job with the princess seam. Your work always looks so neat!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much :)
DeleteBeautifully fitted dress and your fabric choice is very pretty.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jean :)
DeleteYou are beautiful in your dress, Hana! I love your blog posts with all the construction details. You have altered the pattern to suit you very well. Princess seams are such a good thing. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much SaSa :)
DeleteDear Hana!
ReplyDeleteYour dress is beautiful, I love the fabric pattern. You look very sweet.
Have a nice weekend!
LG Carolin
Thank you dear Carolin. Have a nice weekend too :)
DeleteSuch a pretty dress! You look lovely in this x
ReplyDeleteThank you Dawn xx
DeleteWhat a beautiful dress Hana! The fabric, color, style and fit are perfect for you. I always enjoy reading the construction details you include and really like this princess seam with the sweetheart neckline detail. You are so pretty! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Lisa :)
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