Jackie

Dit jasje is al zo lang af, dat het hoog tijd werd dat ik het eens op the good ol' blog gooide...

Je zou dus denken dat ik tijd genoeg gehad heb voor een paar leuke buitenfoto's met natuurlijk licht, maar nee dus. Morgen vertrekken we op vakantie en ik heb net even snelsnel een paar lillike foto's binnen genomen, en daar zult u het mee moeten doen...

Ik ben hoegenaamd niet origineel meer met dit jasje, maar who cares.

Nadat het patroon al maanden (een jaar?) geplakt en al in mijn kast lag, besloot ik duuzenden anderen te volgen en een Jackie te maken voor Lola. 

Het jasje maakte ik zo goed als helemaal af tijdens ons Ge(s)tikte Wijvenweekend in mei.

En daarna heb ik me een rotje gezocht naar de juiste kleur knopen. Retro graag. Maar die waren echt helemaal nergens te vinden!! Tot Sarah een paar geweldige mintgroene retroknopen vond in haar uitgebreide knopenvoorraad die erbij pasten! Echte pareltjes! 

De buitenstof kocht ik bij Lieve van Pieke Wieke die met heel haar winkeltje ook mee op weekend was. De voering komt uit mijn stash.

Er moest een licht mintgroene paspel in, maar die had ik dus niet. 

Gelukkig had An nog een stuk in haar tas zitten en ik mocht dat zomaar hebben! 

Helaas was het te weinig om ook de coupenaden met paspel te lijf te gaan, dus ik heb het alleen aan de kraag en aan het rugstuk gebruikt. 

Van het laatste strookje voering maakte ik een snel rimpelrokje.

In de beschrijving stond dat je het bovenste knoopsgat 3 à 4 cm van de bovenrand moest plaatsen. Ik nam 3 cm maar vind dat te laag. Ik ga nog een drukknoopje in het hoekje bijzetten, want nu flappert dat hoekje steeds naar voor.

 

De mouwtjes ga ik de volgende keer iets versmallen, want die vind ik wel heel erg wijd.
Het hele jasje is trouwens nog redelijk groot (en ik was eerst zelfs aan het twijfelen om nog een maatje groter te maken!!) maar is het niet voor deze herfst, dan is het wel voor volgende lente.

Het patroontje vond ik helemaal top trouwens. Hele mooie afwerking binnenin en een duidelijke beschrijving! De mouwtjes vind ik, hoewel te wijd, wel heel mooi met die rimpels bovenaan. En dat kraagje, daar ben ik stiekem een beetje verliefd op. Zo schattig!

Voor wie ook nog moet gaan: prettige vakantie!! 

Jaanu Dress - part 4

Note: As this post, as well as the previous 3, are part of the Jaanu Blogtour by Straight Grain, and I'm too lazy I don't have the time to translate everything into 2 languages, I am writing these 4 posts in English only.




I have a small confession to make....

Secretly I am a sucker for old-fashion English school uniforms!
I love the grey pleated dresses and the stiff designs.
There, I said it.

So when I came across this black and white (but it looks grey from a distance) wool fabric in my closet, all things added up. Jaanu pleats + sturdy wool fabric = uniform-look. I like!

The pleats stay put very well. I didn't even sew them in place.

To finish it off, I made a fake Peter Pan collar with ricrac ribbon, and I also added ricrac 

on the 6 pleats.

I have absolutely no idea where I ever got this fabric, and when. 

It doesn't have a brandname on it either. 

The dress is still a bit too long now (I used patternsize 4, but lengthened it to a size 6), but Lola grows faster than I can sew anyway, so it'll be too short before we know it.

I didn't make sleeves in this version, as the fabric is too stiff, and sleeves on winter dresses actually annoy me, unless they're made of cotton. Lola always wears cardigans on her dresses, so the sleeves would be too visible underneath it. And I also don't like longsleeves under a dress, so that wouldn't be an option either.

Because the fabric itches a bit, I lined the whole dress. To do that, I had to stitch the armhole halfway, make the side pleats, turn the dress inside out, and then finish the armhole. A bit more work, but it looks good on the inside now too. 

I made 4 Jaanu dresses, so it goes without saying that I absolutely love this pattern. This was my very first Straight Grain pattern, but it definitely won't be my last!

So what do I particularly like about the pattern?
* First of all, the instructions are very, very clear and detailed. Even beginner seamstresses can make these dresses!
* The seam allowance is already included in the pattern. Hallelujah!
I really really (really!) like this.
* And of course the fact that you get 2 patterns for the price of 1.
* You can have your pattern printed on A0, and there's even an option to just have the needed size printed. Or only the pages that you need.
* The summary at the beginning is very thoughtful! If you make several dresses, you don't need to go through all those pages again.
* And did I mention yet that the seam allowance is included?! Love that!


Want to see more Jaanu's from other people? Check them out:

My Minnie Mie | Katrientje Vanalles | Mama Creatief | Een Huis in de Straat | Lokakid | PiekeWieke | Petrol & Mint | FliegFederFrei | Conversas de Hermanas | Lieveke en Zus | Mama heeft een hobby | Creative Needle and Threads | Querida | Khadetjes | Les Jardins d'Elysse | Glitter + Wit | Le Labo* d'Isa | Ettepet | Spurrewubsie | Stannel | Dieuwke & Sietse

Want to see more of my Jaanu's?

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Want to make your own Jaanu?? You can now purchase the pattern at the Straight Grain shop, and receive a 25% discount with code BLOGTOUR25.

Thank you so much An and Regina for inviting me to this blogtour! I had a blast! 

Jaanu Dress - Part 3

Note: As this post, as well as the previous two and the next one, are part of the Jaanu Blogtour by Straight Grain, and I'm too lazy I don't have the time to translate everything into 2 languages, I am writing these 4 posts in English only.



Today I'll show you an Elena dress in an old-fashion fabric, called diolen in Dutch. Google Translate says its Diols in English, but I'm not sure...Anyway, it's a grandma kind of fabric that stitches very smoothly (yay!) , there's no need to serge the edges (double yay!) and it doesn't wrinkle so you never have to iron your dress (a million times yay!). 

What  better place to show an old-fashion dress then in our beautiful old railway station in Antwerp?!

This Elena version is very simple, I didn't really do or add anything special, except for the sleeves. I made them wider and I pursed them a bit to have a fuller sleeve.

I love the brown and orange flower fabric (yes, still from my stash!) that I probably bought at the thriftstore. Don't remember where I got it. 

Combined here with ocher boots and cardigan, but you can easily combine it with other colors for a different look.

The dress can be made very fast. Depends on how many frills you'll add. This plain Jane version took me about 3,5 hours from cutting the fabric until sewing the hem. And I am a very slow seamstress, so anyone else can probably do this in half that time!

Tomorrow I'll show you another Norah!!



Want to see more Jaanu's from other people? Check them out:

My Minnie Mie | Katrientje Vanalles | Mama Creatief | Een Huis in de Straat | Lokakid | PiekeWieke | Petrol & Mint | FliegFederFrei | Conversas de Hermanas | Lieveke en Zus | Mama heeft een hobby | Creative Needle and Threads | Querida | Khadetjes | Les Jardins d'Elysse | Glitter + Wit | Le Labo* d'Isa | Ettepet | Spurrewubsie | Stannel | Dieuwke & Sietse

Want to see more of my Jaanu's? Come back tomorrow and also check Part 1 and Part 2.

Jaanu Dress - part 2

Note: As this post, as well as the previous one and the next 2, are part of the Jaanu Blogtour by Straight Grain, and I'm too lazy I don't have the time to translate everything into 2 languages, I am writing these 4 posts in English only.

After my Elena from yesterday, today I'll show you my Norah version.

A version with 6 big pleats that looks totally different than the Elena version. 

Lola went to camp today and had her face painted like a butterfly.
Of course that had to stay on for the photoshoot!

I really like retro colors like orange, petrol and brown, so this Petit Pan fabric is totally my cup of tea.

I didn't even try to match up the pattern in the back, but no one will notice, as everybody will be blinded by the dots anyway (I know I am!)

The only thing I did add for this version, was piping in front and back, and I chose a visible zipper instead of a blind one. And that is what bothers me now, that zipper. It seemed like a nice idea, but now I only see that cross from zipper and piping. Didn't think that one through....Oh well....

And that really is all there is to say about this particular dress. So I'll overwhelm you with pictures instead:

See you tomorrow for another Elena!!


Want to see a funny little video about the Jaanu dress?







Want to see more Jaanu's from other people? Check them out:

My Minnie Mie | Katrientje Vanalles | Mama Creatief | Een Huis in de Straat | Lokakid | PiekeWieke | Petrol & Mint | FliegFederFrei | Conversas de Hermanas | Lieveke en Zus | Mama heeft een hobby | Creative Needle and Threads | Querida | Khadetjes | Les Jardins d'Elysse | Glitter + Wit | Le Labo* d'Isa | Ettepet | Spurrewubsie | Stannel | Dieuwke & Sietse

Want to see more of my Jaanu's? Come back tomorrow and Monday, and also check Part 1.

Want to make your own Jaanu?? You can now purchase the pattern at the Straight Grain shop, and receive a 25% discount with code BLOGTOUR25.