Blazer de Gaffe and a Little Silk on the Side
Once upon a time there was a girl who loved fall, blazers, jeans, and boots. Yea, me. Blazer, boots . . . skirts and jeans. All fall, winter, and spring long. Fall especially as they stun afainst the blissful fiery backdrop . . . also known as the ghetto end of my block. Along came my pattern stash and some leftover wool from that failed coat of last year. Fail, you say? Eh, look at the overly puffy sleeves that cave in? And fail, for sure, as I tried her one and OMG just put me in a bonnet, give me a wicker basket, and off to the prairie I go. Last year she fit. This year she's atrocious and big. McCalls 5188 came on que. I plotted this one, using my tailoring guide, making notes . . . I drafted the muslin. Here I need to note that a muslin is a piece you make to find the fit. Muslin are not clothes you wear, unless you make them from clothing fabric as a "wearable muslin." I usual...