Next Up Chanel like jacket

I have been digging the Chanel like jacket for some time. This year Lanebryant had them in blue boucle for spring. Very cute however too short for me. I need a jacket to hit just above the hip. So with inspiriation from Claire Kennedy and the go chanel or go home blog and a great sale from Banach's fabric store here in Cincinnati,and my Nancy Zieman Pivot and Slide DVD & Book, i feel i have the armor to go into battle.

Several weeks ago Banach's had a great sale. Up to 75% off fabric. Banach's is a fine fabric store they have superb selections of silk, wool and other expensive fabrics. I can only visit the store when i have a lot of cash and they have a big sale. On this Haul i picked up some Silk tweed. Oh My Goodness can i just tell you about this product. THe original price was $32.95 per yard. Yikes! but at 75% off i decided to buy all that was on the bolt ( something like 3 yards). Check out the photo below. Here you will see my fabric, lining and now i need to find a trim and buttons.

From GO Chanel or Go Home

From GO Chanel or Go Home

The pattern: Initially i wanted to use Vogue V7975 and was all set to use this. However while browsing my BWOF stash i found this great jacket from the Burda Feburary 2010 magazine. Perfect! Hopefuly i can start my Muslin within the next few days.

Next Up Vogue V8623

Next Up on my sewing list is Vogue 8623. Vogue's description is: " Loose-fitting, lined jacket A has yokes extended into three-quater length sleeves, front princess seams, back pleats, bias collar and snap closures with button trim. Separate pattern pieces provided for A, B, C, D cup sizes".

I hardly ever sew Vogue patterns and this is becuase getting a pattern to fit my very large bust is a huge issue. Typically in RTW i am a size 22, 24 and sometimes a 26. But for the last several months i have been loosing weight off and on, and now feel that it is time to move forward. :)

In the Fall of 2009 i purcahsed the Nanzy Zieman Pattern Fitting with Confidence book and recently purchased the DVD (still waiting for it to arrive). My goal is to get out of my comfort zone with BWOF or the Khalala Ali selections from Simplicity, and both fit perfect every time.

For this project I have selected some very nice all season wool blend from Joann Fabrics. I picked up this fabric from the red tag section in Early november at 50% off, i think the cost was only $2.00 per yard so i purchased 6 yards. The color of this fabric is a nice Brownish Gray and it has a slight sheen to it. Great!

I selected this pattern for several reasons.

1. It is listed as Very Easy Vogue (sounds like a confidence booster to me)
   
2. It is described as loose fitting (perfect for trying out the pivot and slide method)
   
3. It is princess seam which is PERFECT for large bust women.

Next i want to pair a blouse with this suit. I have two in mind which are almost exactly the same. One my be self drafted and the other a trace from BWOF. I have 2 yards of some very pretty cobolt blue silk that i purchased on ebay about 2 years ago. This blue would just pop on the gray fabric. What do you think of my choices. The first is from Vogue and would be a self drafted copy, the second is from BWOF 9/2009.

Keep your eyes peeled for progress on this one. I will post a review on patternreview upon completion.