tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post6555937543359328628..comments2024-03-10T09:23:59.360+00:00Comments on Handmade Jane: Victoria Blazer: Jane styleJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06618367450900385828noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-77544785000547108112013-11-24T07:33:03.290+00:002013-11-24T07:33:03.290+00:00Where did you get that awesome dress form??
PS I...Where did you get that awesome dress form?? <br /><br />PS I love the more fitted look you gave this jacket, I'm definitely going to copy you when I make it :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-2022924166394155702013-10-01T02:37:34.595+01:002013-10-01T02:37:34.595+01:00Love your Victoria, Jane! Looks really well made a...Love your Victoria, Jane! Looks really well made and the color is great on you!Jennifer, Workroom Socialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08672847024124937007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-32275915724250579892013-09-27T08:47:39.378+01:002013-09-27T08:47:39.378+01:00I love the fitted look you gave to the blazer. Ver...I love the fitted look you gave to the blazer. Very flattering. I love fitted jackets a lot! Red is great on youSewing Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17337829909003253138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-27482255239653585622013-09-19T13:16:04.130+01:002013-09-19T13:16:04.130+01:00It's fabulous Jane and red is so your colour. ...It's fabulous Jane and red is so your colour. Yummy lining too, you lucky lady! BethxBeth of The Linen Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734590638565302388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-66081427687811734322013-09-18T11:53:03.872+01:002013-09-18T11:53:03.872+01:00I love it, well it is in one of my fave colours :)...I love it, well it is in one of my fave colours :) The lining is perfect with it, just the ticket for a dull autumnal day. I bet it is super comfy in that knit too.Nickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695049199858960211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-88658688397462950642013-09-16T22:28:41.016+01:002013-09-16T22:28:41.016+01:00Thank YOU for the great tips, they were invaluable...Thank YOU for the great tips, they were invaluable! xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618367450900385828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-57959165344172177962013-09-16T22:27:48.768+01:002013-09-16T22:27:48.768+01:00Thanks Janene, I should have given you a flash of ...Thanks Janene, I should have given you a flash of my lining! xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618367450900385828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-33522347994524693392013-09-15T07:47:59.723+01:002013-09-15T07:47:59.723+01:00Can vouch for this being such a lovely Victoria fo...Can vouch for this being such a lovely Victoria for real but didn't realise it had such amazing lining! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-78723869122108986902013-09-14T16:04:30.439+01:002013-09-14T16:04:30.439+01:00This looks so great! The tapered look works really...This looks so great! The tapered look works really well on you, and I really like the red knit! :) Thanks so much for the mention, btw - that angled lapel is lookin' good ;)thequirkypeachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887912210740059225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-38293938497547936382013-09-13T21:23:16.988+01:002013-09-13T21:23:16.988+01:00The jacket is the only thing from the By Hand Lond...The jacket is the only thing from the By Hand London girls I've not been too sure about, even though I love the others ! This version just might convert me ......Flissteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05138695375010934735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-40948456577793818022013-09-12T22:14:44.789+01:002013-09-12T22:14:44.789+01:00Hhmm, memories of what I looked like in the 80s ar...Hhmm, memories of what I looked like in the 80s are enough to make my blood run cold...! xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618367450900385828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-75971837549463418242013-09-12T22:11:29.358+01:002013-09-12T22:11:29.358+01:00Oh I know, I thought I looked so cool at the time,...Oh I know, I thought I looked so cool at the time, nothing could be further from the truth! xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618367450900385828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-35148853295929210822013-09-12T22:09:07.992+01:002013-09-12T22:09:07.992+01:00I'm not sure is the honest answer! I just fitt...I'm not sure is the honest answer! I just fitted the lining according to the pattern and the stretch doesn't seem to have been affected. Double knit is quite a stable knit though, so maybe that helps? xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618367450900385828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-42402292848206574792013-09-12T22:05:19.071+01:002013-09-12T22:05:19.071+01:00Oh good, hope I've tipped you over good and pr...Oh good, hope I've tipped you over good and proper, I'd love to see a Badger version of this blazer! XJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618367450900385828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-54286233290122427742013-09-12T22:02:49.020+01:002013-09-12T22:02:49.020+01:00Oh thank you for such a lovely comment Nancy! xOh thank you for such a lovely comment Nancy! xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618367450900385828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-84641419002813818052013-09-12T22:01:10.682+01:002013-09-12T22:01:10.682+01:00Aw you're welcome, good luck with your version...Aw you're welcome, good luck with your version! XJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618367450900385828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-24119757914921219572013-09-12T18:49:01.611+01:002013-09-12T18:49:01.611+01:00OMG! This is such a beautiful blazer! I gasped whe...OMG! This is such a beautiful blazer! I gasped when I saw the lining; it's so perfect. I really like how you gave the blazer shaping. Good call!Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480414552013872789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-74470715351026609172013-09-12T17:04:32.611+01:002013-09-12T17:04:32.611+01:00Absolutely beautiful on you. :-)Absolutely beautiful on you. :-)lyeng11https://www.blogger.com/profile/09810350932982006424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-63180964446004722462013-09-12T14:55:37.957+01:002013-09-12T14:55:37.957+01:00I love your Jane version, like some of the other c...I love your Jane version, like some of the other commentators above, I might just have to give the Victoria another glance ;) lovely! ;)MaciNichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165307130447217668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-13926977993046936242013-09-11T21:10:20.326+01:002013-09-11T21:10:20.326+01:00I love this! I have been very tempted by all the v...I love this! I have been very tempted by all the versions I've seen out there but have also been put off by memories of what I looked like in my eighties jackets. I love the way you have made this work for you though, it looks fab, not at all eighties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-54200863834511397422013-09-11T15:37:50.123+01:002013-09-11T15:37:50.123+01:00I love the tapered sides! It's so flattering a...I love the tapered sides! It's so flattering and looks like it could be worn in just about any situation. I've got a cardigan problem too - I don't even own a jacket that I would consider wearing on a normal day!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10162742156783840500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-59829537998287296932013-09-11T12:07:48.772+01:002013-09-11T12:07:48.772+01:00Love it, gorgeous...thinking about tapering mine i...Love it, gorgeous...thinking about tapering mine in as I haven't really worn it because of the boxiness..Hrmm decisionsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-12070019520423007342013-09-11T11:55:31.865+01:002013-09-11T11:55:31.865+01:00this is gorgeous! your little tweaks have made it ...this is gorgeous! your little tweaks have made it so you. xshivanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15583851866935669111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-56944536908834481502013-09-11T10:35:29.200+01:002013-09-11T10:35:29.200+01:00This looks just perfect on you. Beautiful job.This looks just perfect on you. Beautiful job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512115797894439080.post-4768621978140044122013-09-11T09:24:48.604+01:002013-09-11T09:24:48.604+01:00I love this jacket Jane, you've just proved ho...I love this jacket Jane, you've just proved how brilliant sewing-for-yourself is by making the changes to make it well and truly Jane's Jacket! <br />PS I thought boxy jackets were 'me' in the 80s but I was sooo wrong! xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com