Burda wool blazer with patch pockets 03/2024 No. 106

Back in cold and rainy February when it seemed that spring was far away I had the urge to make a wool blazer. Something I absolutely do not need but I do tend to wear this one a lot. I wanted a different color family, something that goes with blue jeans so I searched a lot online for some nice wool tweed and finally found this fabric on Etsy. It was listed as a vintage piece so I ordered 2 yards and hoped for the best. I was really pleased with the color and decided to make a jacket with patch pockets for a change. 

I am really out of practice for blogging however I did take a lot of photos as I sewed this jacket so I might as well post them here. For starters I only ordered 2 yards as I am kind of a cheapskate when it comes to fabric purchases and I feel that I can squeeze any jacket on that amount. So here it is laid out on the floor for a test of that theory.  It was successful as you can see from the finished jacket. Missing on the test layout are the pockets and the collar pieces which I put in the blank spaces. Note that I am 5'3" and often have to shorten sleeves so it works for me as a relatively short person.

Here are the pattern details. I chose this pattern as it has patch pockets and Dior darts in the front princess seam. I made a test version, just to test fit and I think I recycled the muslin sleeve from a different Burda sleeve just to save time. I compared and they are all pretty much the same. 

Now some interfacing and construction details. I have posted about a lot of this before so just a few photos to show the insides. All the photos are in one album on my Flickr page if you want to see more, here is the link. 

Here is a look on the dress form. The lining is bemberg rayon which I had in my stash in a gray/blue color.  (also on view is my new hobby which is getting orchids to rebloom, and I am having some success and think this particular windowsill is just the right amount of light for orchid happiness). 

I should press things better when I am going to photograph on the dress form but I think I have already worn this a couple of times so now it has that lived in quality and it's going to stay that way :) 

That's it for winter sewing. We thought spring had arrived but it is really chilly today and definitely not shorts weather yet. I have been so busy with garden projects but it is looking great now and I am pretty much caught up on all the outdoor projects I wanted to do before it gets blazing hot. Time to think about summer sewing! 

I have a couple of sewing classes coming up with Hello Stitch, How to Copy your Favorite Shirt on June 21 and a Knit T-shirt Class on July 13.

Happy Spring Sewing,

Beth

Today's garden photo, this nerembergia continues my purple theme. I bought this a couple of summers ago and it is living happily in my drought tolerant front garden. In fact I just propagated it with a cutting so I can have a couple more.