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Bridesmaid Bolero Jackets Complete! lldelso 06-26-2007
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Posted by lldelso on June 26, 2007, 2:35 pm
I posted a question on here a while back asking if it was crazy for a
bride to be who just started sewing to think of sewing jackets for her
bridesmaids...Well, the rookie pulled it off! I have sewn 5 matching
bridesmaids boleros for my girls. Anyhow, here is a picture of one.

http://l-delsews.blogspot.com/

As you can tell by the frumpy unenthused look on my face, it came
close to the wire and has kept me quite busy. I am concerned with one
that I had to make bigger than the rest, I think the sleeves are WAY
too big. I won't see her until 2 days before the wedding so hopefully
it doesn't look too bad and/or I can take them in enough to look okay.
They are made of the same champagne tissue taffeta as the dress, seen
here:

http://www.billlevkoff.com/collections/index.asp?dress=921

I even lined it with a gorgeous brown fabric. Yay! Thanks SO much to
those of you who posted your encouragements on here, because otherwise
I might have farmed this out to someone and would not have a special
personalized, hand made gift to give to my best friends.

-Laura


Posted by on June 26, 2007, 5:27 pm
lldelso wrote:

> I posted a question on here a while back asking if it was crazy for a
> bride to be who just started sewing to think of sewing jackets for her
> bridesmaids...Well, the rookie pulled it off! I have sewn 5 matching
> bridesmaids boleros for my girls. Anyhow, here is a picture of one.
>
> http://l-delsews.blogspot.com/
>
> As you can tell by the frumpy unenthused look on my face, it came
> close to the wire and has kept me quite busy. I am concerned with one
> that I had to make bigger than the rest, I think the sleeves are WAY
> too big. I won't see her until 2 days before the wedding so hopefully
> it doesn't look too bad and/or I can take them in enough to look okay.
> They are made of the same champagne tissue taffeta as the dress, seen
> here:
>
> http://www.billlevkoff.com/collections/index.asp?dress=921
>
> I even lined it with a gorgeous brown fabric. Yay! Thanks SO much to
> those of you who posted your encouragements on here, because otherwise
> I might have farmed this out to someone and would not have a special
> personalized, hand made gift to give to my best friends.
>
> -Laura


Good job! The jacket looks darling, and I know the gals will appreciate you
going to all that effort. What I would suggest on the sleeves you are
concerned about... Call your pal. Ask her to measure around her biceps.
Then you can measure the sleeve. You will know if it's way too big or not.
Remember you want the sleeve to measure a tad bit bigger than her arm
(otherwise it will cut off circulation from the sleeve down....not a good
thing. Purple arms would not be pretty in the pictures. LOL) This way
you have some time to correct the problem if there even is one. :)

Have a lovely wedding. Wish you all the best!

Sharon
---

Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.

Posted by Kate XXXXXX on June 26, 2007, 9:45 pm
mamahays@cox.net wrote:
> lldelso wrote:
>
>> I posted a question on here a while back asking if it was crazy for a
>> bride to be who just started sewing to think of sewing jackets for her
>> bridesmaids...Well, the rookie pulled it off! I have sewn 5 matching
>> bridesmaids boleros for my girls. Anyhow, here is a picture of one.
>>
>> http://l-delsews.blogspot.com/
>>
>> As you can tell by the frumpy unenthused look on my face, it came
>> close to the wire and has kept me quite busy. I am concerned with one
>> that I had to make bigger than the rest, I think the sleeves are WAY
>> too big. I won't see her until 2 days before the wedding so hopefully
>> it doesn't look too bad and/or I can take them in enough to look okay.
>> They are made of the same champagne tissue taffeta as the dress, seen
>> here:
>>
>> http://www.billlevkoff.com/collections/index.asp?dress=921
>>
>> I even lined it with a gorgeous brown fabric. Yay! Thanks SO much to
>> those of you who posted your encouragements on here, because otherwise
>> I might have farmed this out to someone and would not have a special
>> personalized, hand made gift to give to my best friends.
>>
>> -Laura
>
>
> Good job! The jacket looks darling, and I know the gals will appreciate you
> going to all that effort. What I would suggest on the sleeves you are
> concerned about... Call your pal. Ask her to measure around her biceps.
> Then you can measure the sleeve. You will know if it's way too big or not.
> Remember you want the sleeve to measure a tad bit bigger than her arm
> (otherwise it will cut off circulation from the sleeve down....not a good
> thing. Purple arms would not be pretty in the pictures. LOL) This way
> you have some time to correct the problem if there even is one. :)
>
> Have a lovely wedding. Wish you all the best!
>
> Sharon
> ---
>
> Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
> pig.

The difference between the actual sleeve and the arm is called 'ease'.
It needs to be 2"-4", depending on the size of the person it's for...
Bigger people need more ease for movement. On a jacket like this, for a
size 20 or so, go for 3" ease.

--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Posted by Liz on June 27, 2007, 8:02 am
> mamahays@cox.net wrote:
>> lldelso wrote:
>>
>>> I posted a question on here a while back asking if it was crazy for a
>>> bride to be who just started sewing to think of sewing jackets for her
>>> bridesmaids...Well, the rookie pulled it off! I have sewn 5 matching
>>> bridesmaids boleros for my girls. Anyhow, here is a picture of one.
>>>
>>> http://l-delsews.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>> As you can tell by the frumpy unenthused look on my face, it came
>>> close to the wire and has kept me quite busy. I am concerned with one
>>> that I had to make bigger than the rest, I think the sleeves are WAY
>>> too big. I won't see her until 2 days before the wedding so hopefully
>>> it doesn't look too bad and/or I can take them in enough to look okay.
>>> They are made of the same champagne tissue taffeta as the dress, seen
>>> here:
>>>
>>> http://www.billlevkoff.com/collections/index.asp?dress=921
>>>
>>> I even lined it with a gorgeous brown fabric. Yay! Thanks SO much to
>>> those of you who posted your encouragements on here, because otherwise
>>> I might have farmed this out to someone and would not have a special
>>> personalized, hand made gift to give to my best friends.
>>>
>>> -Laura
>>
>>
>> Good job! The jacket looks darling, and I know the gals will appreciate
>> you
>> going to all that effort. What I would suggest on the sleeves you are
>> concerned about... Call your pal. Ask her to measure around her
>> biceps. Then you can measure the sleeve. You will know if it's way too
>> big or not. Remember you want the sleeve to measure a tad bit bigger than
>> her arm
>> (otherwise it will cut off circulation from the sleeve down....not a good
>> thing. Purple arms would not be pretty in the pictures. LOL) This way
>> you have some time to correct the problem if there even is one. :)
>>
>> Have a lovely wedding. Wish you all the best!
>>
>> Sharon
>> ---
>>
>> Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys
>> the
>> pig.
>
> The difference between the actual sleeve and the arm is called 'ease'. It
> needs to be 2"-4", depending on the size of the person it's for... Bigger
> people need more ease for movement. On a jacket like this, for a size 20
> or so, go for 3" ease.
>
> --
> Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
> Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
> http://www.katedicey.co.uk
> Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Just chiming in here with a question that occurred to me. Do you measure the
arm with the muscles flexed or not? I would think it could make quite a bit
of difference.

Oh, and the jacket looks very nice indeed!

Liz C



Posted by on June 27, 2007, 9:18 am
Liz wrote:

>
>
> Just chiming in here with a question that occurred to me. Do you measure
> the arm with the muscles flexed or not? I would think it could make quite
> a bit of difference.
>
> Oh, and the jacket looks very nice indeed!
>
> Liz C


When I am measuring for a garment made with no stretch (like a satin
bridesmaid gown for instance) I measure the bicep on the dominant arm, with
it flexed. It can indeed make a big difference. The reason I measure the
dominant arm (right arm of a right-handed person) is that whole side of the
body can be bigger. It's not usually a big difference. Usually less than
1/4". But in some cases, I've seen almost a 1" difference. Quirky huh?

Sharon
---

Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.

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