Past Patterns Riding Habit #902

[motorharp]

I bought this pattern in high school. While I really, really like this now, I would have LOVED it then. I originally wanted to make it in a sky blue cotton velveteen. I don't remember why I didn't make it then; maybe I was intimidated by the addition of boning, or maybe it was my short attention span. I have it now!

The tails!

The buttons!

This is a really good basic bodice pattern, as reviewer Sorrel Smith said over at The Great Pattern Review. Would I make it again? Possibly, using it as a jumping off point. It would probably look good with lapels. I would also need to make the neck a smaller diameter. I didn't compensate for that when I added width to the center fronts.

It is also a surprisingly handy little jacket. It is an unexpectedly warm, light layer and perfect for spring. I can't really wear it over anything other than a t-shirt anyway. the sleeves really are quite tight. I think the jacket would hang better through the back if the sleeves hung on my arms properly.

So no bike riding or harp playing in this thing, or anything that requires me to move my arms forward and bend them.

But so what! The tails!

* Click on any picture to see it bigger.
** Past Patterns has a note on their website for #902: This pattern is currently being updated and so it is listed out of stock. Not sure what's being updated - it seems fine to me.

Fabric: Cotton/acetate faille, possibly from Schoolhouse Fabrics (I still miss that place)
Cost: ?  Maybe $12 for the one piece of lining I needed and thread?
Time: Too. Much. Hand sewing. 3/24 dyed fabric, 3/30, 31 alter pattern and cut and muslin, 4/2 almost killed myself with my iron, 4/3 new iron, 4/5,6 sewed and found I needed buttons and sleeve lining, 4/10 fabric store, 4/11 organized button stash and found buttons!, 4/12 -15, 18, 26-30, 5/2-6 sewed, 5/8 finished! Conservatively, probably a total of about 34 hours.

ETA: My mom refers to the tails as "butt flaps" and I kind of can't not call them that now.

Comments

[flamingsword]

This looks so good!

[motorharp]

Thank you!

[gorthx]

That turned out so well.

[motorharp]

Thanks!