Monday 1 April 2013

Sew For Victory: My Completed Suit!

Hello there my lovely readers! My goodness it feels like an age since I've posted an completed projects here, clearly I need to dedicate more time to my sewing/knitting! But to make it up to you I have a very exciting project to share with you today: I've finished my 1940s suit for Sew For Victory! And just in the nick of time too, the deadline is today! 

Here it is in all it's glory, and it's pretty safe to say that I'm in love :)


Isn't it fun? I'm genuinely thrilled at well the suit has turned out because I've really been against it with the time! I love how well the skirt and jacket look together - with the matching trim, swoon! - but they would also be great as separates, so they've got options too!


The jacket is definitely my favourite part of the suit, it was a real labour of love, what with having to match all the plaid, all the hand tailoring I did on it (including handmade shoulder pads, 1940s style!) and making and stitching on the bias binding by hand, but the end result is definitely worth it :) The pattern originally asks for two button holes which close the jacket with a clasp, but I love how it looks with the brooch holding it shut. And I have lots of different brooches that would look so cute with this jacket...!


I had some issues with the skirt as I had to resize it a bit (surprisingly I didn't have to resize the jacket) and the wool I chose was a bit of a bugger for showing up marks even when I used a press cloth *ahem* check out that hem *ahem* but I don't really mind too much. It's turned out to be a lovely fitting skirt in a nice staple colour so I can see myself wearing it a lot in the future.

Here's close up shot of the jacket, front and back. My goodness I'm proud of it!


Sew For Victory has been so much fun, I've loved seeing everybody's projects and have throughly enjoyed making mine, hurrah for 1940s sewing! I can definitely see more 1940s patterns in my future :) Tomorrow I will be giving you a more detailed look at the inner workings of my suit, for those of you who like that kind of thing, but until then I hope you like it just as much as I do!


Bye for now!

Katie xxx

25 comments:

Sabina Moolla said...

Oh my goodness, it (and you!) looks amazing. I'm so impressed with the detail. Just fabulous.

asewingodyssey.blogspot.co.uk said...

Gasp, I'm almost speechless...but I have to tell you how stunning this suit it! It looks perfect on you and the colours of the jacket are simply divine!!! I can't wait to see your post about the inner workings of it all...stunning stuff!

Debi_myhappysewingplace said...

AHHHH!!! I LOVE IT!!! Wow...so beautiful, Katie! All your hard work on the outfit paid off...the jacket is just stunning and I really love the colour combo!! I may be melting in a pool of green envy..teeeheee :-) What a fantastic piece!

Tasha @ By gum, by golly! said...

Oh Katie I LOVE love love it!! The whole suit is gorgeous, and I can totally see what wonderful separates they'll make, too. The contrast trim is a great addition. Perfection!

I can't wait to see more of the inner workings, now that I have ventured into the tailoring world too. :D

Jane said...

Oh this suit is just lovely, the skirt and jacket work so well, both separately and together. I think the jacket's my favourite though, you should definitely be proud of making it, it's perfectly made. The colours work really well with your colouring too. Love it! x

Janey Ellis said...

WOW! This is just fantastic! Wonderful job!!

SewingSveta said...

Very nice suit. You look great in it!

LinB said...

You are quite right to be proud of having made this lovely suit! The plaid-matching alone deserves an award. I like the blue Easter bonnet, too.

Rosy Rosy said...

Certainly you should be proud of this suit! It's a job so delicate and detailed that it results in two separates absolutely wonderful! Congratulations!

Rachel Marie said...

I cannot even handle that jacket, you did an amazing job! Thank goodness for this sewing challange, I never would have known such amazingness was missing from my life ;)

didyoumakethat said...

That jacket is absolutely fabulous - I love it. Well done, well done - I know how much hard work goes into these things.

Ginger said...

Oh, WOW! This is incredible! You did such a great job, girl!

Sarah said...

Utterly stunning! What a smashing job you`ve done!

Lorraine Umbers said...

Wow! What a fabulous suit! You have matched the plaid so well I didn't realise that it was a plaid at first! Great job :)

Jenny said...

Holy moly, this is 100% gorgeous!! I bet you find the jacket to be super versatile- it looks like it will go with everything! Just what you want when you have invested so much in a make like this :)

Helen Made said...

Wow this is fantastic - well done! The plaid matching is great! Stunning!

Kat Sultanie said...

Holy cuteness batman! This suit is absolutely gorgeous. Now I want a vintage style suit. You did an amazing job on this. I love it!

Kerry@Kestrel Finds & Makes said...

Wow this is lovely! What a fantastic job you did, that jacket is beautiful.

Mim McDonald said...

Wow, that's really beautiful. I've loved seeing everyone's Sew For Victory posts - it's made me resolve to learn to sew!

Eva Andersson said...

Oh so very, very stylish

Kate Galilee said...

Wow, amazing!

Katie Duncan said...

WOW so impressive!! That jacket looks absolutely perfect! The plaid matches up beautifully; the back view is amazing. Very well done!

Rachel Proffitt said...

What a great suit- love it!

Rochelle New said...

AH! It's beautiful!! You should be very proud indeed. The suit looks incredible. It's been so much fun to watch your outfit from the inspiration all the way up to a finished garment! Thank you so much for participating in Sew For Victory :) xo

Nancy Whittington said...

Gosh you are a clever thing!!! It's just beautiful and I love the colourway you've gone with!

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