tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post245609205560446164..comments2024-03-10T09:23:59.360+00:00Comments on Handmade Jane: Topper TalkJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06618367450900385828noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-90715246550977005242016-02-23T00:36:52.633+00:002016-02-23T00:36:52.633+00:00Love the toppers, AKA car coats! Does anyone remem...Love the toppers, AKA car coats! Does anyone remember "spring coats"???<br />They were very stylish too!marjenannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17601917245936837602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-83645216817927005532016-02-19T16:07:30.863+00:002016-02-19T16:07:30.863+00:00Hi Julie, there's re-issued Simplicity retro p...Hi Julie, there's re-issued Simplicity retro pattern 1319 which might work. Here's a link: http://weaverdee.com/products/s1319?variant=976640911<br />Hope this is helpful. xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618367450900385828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-45117005897551542872016-02-19T16:02:01.836+00:002016-02-19T16:02:01.836+00:00You could try Simplicity 1319 which is a modern re...You could try Simplicity 1319 which is a modern reissue of a vintage pattern for three 1950's evening jackets. One of the jackets is very similar to the vintage pattern I'm using. The pattern comes in two different size sets, the larger one covering size 14- 22. It seems to be available in lots of places but here's a link anyway: http://weaverdee.com/products/s1319?variant=976640911<br />Hope this is helpful! xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618367450900385828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-23839102273515465302016-02-18T14:21:47.604+00:002016-02-18T14:21:47.604+00:00Todays sizesTodays sizesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-84122605252238366642016-02-18T14:20:15.915+00:002016-02-18T14:20:15.915+00:00Hi
i havse just sent for boiled wool samples from...Hi <br />i havse just sent for boiled wool samples from dragonfly<br />Now looking for this pattern .I love this stlyle<br />only to find they are all small sizes.<br />Do you know of any patterns similar in uk 16to18 in tidays sizes please<br />lyndaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-68319048903642889952016-02-16T21:57:42.392+00:002016-02-16T21:57:42.392+00:00Oooh they both sound absolutely lovely! xOooh they both sound absolutely lovely! xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618367450900385828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-82055862387566856352016-02-16T10:51:46.292+00:002016-02-16T10:51:46.292+00:00I really fancy making something like this, has any...I really fancy making something like this, has anyone seen any current patterns for them? If you google topper patterns you get results for things which you put on the top of a table! Any suggestions would be appreciated. Julie Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-37511843640499233672016-02-14T02:50:29.274+00:002016-02-14T02:50:29.274+00:00I made a Swing Coat last spring, two actually one ...I made a Swing Coat last spring, two actually one in blue wool and the other in red fleece. I love them both. They really add a bit of class to an outfit. Can't wait to see what you end up making.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266512819774275455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-83001327201792069192016-02-12T21:27:50.690+00:002016-02-12T21:27:50.690+00:00Awwwww! xAwwwww! xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618367450900385828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-31051697602289383432016-02-12T06:39:52.947+00:002016-02-12T06:39:52.947+00:00I've just had a baby and every time my father ...I've just had a baby and every time my father in law (who's from Sunderland) sees her he says "eeeee she's topper!" So in a manner of speaking yes I have :-)RachelOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06712893330803389342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-42378989638592614462016-02-11T17:47:56.070+00:002016-02-11T17:47:56.070+00:00Oooh a beach one would be fab, so chic over shorts...Oooh a beach one would be fab, so chic over shorts or a swimming costume! xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618367450900385828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-34294784341233286052016-02-11T17:47:16.044+00:002016-02-11T17:47:16.044+00:00Thank you, I'm really looking forward to it! x...Thank you, I'm really looking forward to it! xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618367450900385828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-80143017173734262162016-02-11T17:46:47.615+00:002016-02-11T17:46:47.615+00:00My pleasure, it was good fun looking up all the im...My pleasure, it was good fun looking up all the images! xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618367450900385828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-88914258148256513902016-02-11T17:46:12.312+00:002016-02-11T17:46:12.312+00:00Having looked through a few of the pattern descrip...Having looked through a few of the pattern descriptions, I think they were also known as car coats. Thanks Teresa! xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618367450900385828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-32276751236465710892016-02-11T17:44:39.827+00:002016-02-11T17:44:39.827+00:00It looks like the easiest one to sew too! xIt looks like the easiest one to sew too! xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618367450900385828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-39161576594392407622016-02-11T17:44:15.751+00:002016-02-11T17:44:15.751+00:00I had to look up Pendleton 49er jackets but I had ...I had to look up Pendleton 49er jackets but I had a good idea what they'd look like beforehand. I was right, they're so perfectly you Tasha! xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618367450900385828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-3746136977358552402016-02-11T17:42:56.996+00:002016-02-11T17:42:56.996+00:00I bet you have a couple of pattern squirrelled awa...I bet you have a couple of pattern squirrelled away too, this style would suit you perfectly! I love the contrast you get with a reversible coat, fingers crossed it will turn out well! xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618367450900385828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-81530970624462396802016-02-11T10:36:52.760+00:002016-02-11T10:36:52.760+00:00Ha ha, not sure a weskit is quite my style but it ...Ha ha, not sure a weskit is quite my style but it had a lovely pea-coat that I might try.Rachel (Holm Sown)http://www.holmsown.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-26082221150359964412016-02-11T08:33:52.435+00:002016-02-11T08:33:52.435+00:00Never made a topper but I have a beautiful summer ...Never made a topper but I have a beautiful summer pattern for a beach one that goes over shorts and a bralette top thingy on a vintage pattern. I wait with bated breath.Jo xJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03668713514058875484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-27112339717070604442016-02-11T02:37:12.324+00:002016-02-11T02:37:12.324+00:00Cannot wait to see this made up, Jane. Yours will ...Cannot wait to see this made up, Jane. Yours will be special, as usual; how wonderful to have this project to look forward to. hopflowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-65557131735168040712016-02-10T23:46:08.522+00:002016-02-10T23:46:08.522+00:00Over here, drooling over that knit one with everyo...Over here, drooling over that knit one with everyone else... I only seem to hear the term "topper" in the sewing community, and only somewhat recently. I kept wondering if it was regional, because I had never heard about toppers. Thanks for explaining!Sara in Stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106732723435818563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-6152224731439281652016-02-10T22:43:15.022+00:002016-02-10T22:43:15.022+00:00Oh that is adorable! Feeling a sudden need for a w...Oh that is adorable! Feeling a sudden need for a wardrobe of weskits!!! XKnitwitsowlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15341832224447601797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-57267634222573490732016-02-10T22:06:11.995+00:002016-02-10T22:06:11.995+00:00Reminds me of what my grandmother would have refer...Reminds me of what my grandmother would have referred to as a carcoat. Lovely, vintage images, will look forward to reading about your finished make.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-37517046911306009632016-02-10T19:00:54.410+00:002016-02-10T19:00:54.410+00:00They are all so lovely! The glamour to have differ...They are all so lovely! The glamour to have different coats for all the occasions. The reversible one is my favourite as well. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00392350486801530301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-63925684815113507132016-02-10T17:59:28.897+00:002016-02-10T17:59:28.897+00:00LOVE this pattern. I can't wait to see your ve...LOVE this pattern. I can't wait to see your version!! Navy seems like a great choice for you and reversible is so clever, you get a 2-in-1! I have a couple of topper patterns but because I seem to have an obsession with vintage Pendleton 49er jackets which are toppers, I really have no business sewing one, ha ha!Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368418516615371972noreply@blogger.com