What a joy it was to make this jacket. The fabric was a pleasure to sew, the design was cute, and the final product looked great. And it is such a happy colour!
The sleeves are particularly sweet
And I had fun with a Hong Kong finish on the inside (covering all the raw edges with bias strips).
This added a sentimental touch- the bias strips were leftover from making a baby dress for Lucia (reviewed here) and the original fabric for the strips was a remnant from my mum.
Technical details
Pattern: La Mia Boutique 07-2010-4
I made (Italian) size 40 for my daughter (she is a 38 in Burda).
Fabric: Heavy weight cotton sateen with spandex.
That’s gorgeous Liz – I know two girls who would love it too. Any colour. I’ll send you their sizes…
Very nice – glad to see you are getting some good use out of LMB. A very chic outfit, I bet your daughter is thrilled.
Fab bolero! Looks like it will be fun to wear!
That is awesome. And the inside is so well-finished too.