Vesty Thing

[mandie_rw]

The vesty thing is in good shape - now I just have to do the handwork on it. A hook and eye or two at the back of the neck, too many eyelets at the sides, and then the marabou...which I can always cut out if the eyelets take me too long.

I decided that it needed a little more somethin'-somethin', and that it's no fun if I'm not up sewing indecently late the night before an event, so I did some very bad machine quilting on the lower half of the vest, through the wool and flannel layers. Not that you can see it very well at all, since it's such a dark green! But I know it's there, which is the point. :D

(The color's off in these pics; they're fairly washed out but you can see evidence of the quilting!)

All machine sewn - I even bag lined it, which was absolutely horrible and I despise bag lining, ugh. But it was definitely the quickest option! I decided I'd rather spend my hand-sewing time doing eyelets and putting on marabou than nicely hand-finishing the edges (although I probably spent 20 minutes at least pressing that bastard flat after I'd sewn and turned it. Haaaaaate bag lining)!

Comments

[starlightmasque.livejournal.com]

That look really great! It will be so flattering on you!

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[theladyrebecca.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I love that! I think the quilting really makes the look!

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It's just a little bit of detail that makes it a lot more interesting I think!