Thought I would pop in and share this reversible wool waistcoat I made recently to go with two skirts I made last year, one being the yellow one I am wearing in the photo. The other side is a dark grey. Apologies for the mirror selfie
The other photo is my English Paper Piecing project I have on the go, it travels pretty much everywhere with me. Still a long way to go on this as I want to do a 1940’s inspired pair of overalls/long dungarees.
Thanks, I really love this look! I used the Anne Waistcoat Ensemble pattern from Mood Fabrics, link below, I only printed out the waistcoat pieces as that was all I needed. I did have to make some tweaks to make it reversible. The skirt is just a half circle skirt.
As for the fabric, it’s a coating wool blend, it is 90% wool, I got it from a fabric store local to me that mostly sells dead stock fabric. The grey side is just a suiting wool. I lined it with a linen, so it is three layers thick, to give it some structure and help with the stretch of the wools.
Yes that EPP is all hand stitching, gives me a nice break from screens when I’m on lunch at work.
I have a blanket that my great grandmother made with EPP. The fabric is mostly old clothes - some were clothes my mum wore when she was really little. It used to live on the back of our sofa but I need to find a new home for it in our new house.