Sometimes it's the projects that rattle around in your head for years that are the most satisfying.
And, more importantly, when you give an idea a bit of time to breathe, sometimes the process becomes more streamlined.
I knew that I wanted to do something with the remaining pieces of this upholstery fabric after making the skirt a few years back. And I really did hope that I could squeeze a jacket out of them.
I had a couple of patterns in mind, but nothing was perfect. I was also going to have to make some significant alterations, including adding or changing collar pieces.
That was going to be a lot of work, and I couldn't be sure that I would be completely happy with the outcome.
I forgot about the remaining yardage for a while, until I happened upon a box of forgotten vintage patterns. Simplicity 2841 was exactly what I was looking for.
It's embarrassing to admit that I had a box of patterns that I forgot about, but maybe not that surprising considering the amount of them that are stashed away. But the double breasted 1960s silhouette was exactly what I had imagined to pair with the pleated skirt . . . which reminded me of the abandoned upholstery fabric remnants that I had put away.
A resolution that comes up for me again and again is to use the patterns that have been stashed away for an extended period of time instead of whatever shiny new design gets released and distracts me.
I have been slightly better about that, although there is always room for improvement.
Thankfully, a new pattern often reminds me of a stashed fabric, where an older pattern may require a bit of fabric shopping. Funny how that works out.
For the time being, however, I really do want to work with the items that I have on hand as the sewing room is getting rather crowded. This project just happened to use vintage fabric and a forgotten vintage pattern. And it doesn't get much better than that!
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