Style 155

This outfit was inspired by a 1945 Jacques Fath design form the Theatre de la Mode collection.

For more information and photos click here.

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Jacket

Jacket lining darts and shoulder seams

Jacket shoulder seams

Jacket lining center back seam and opening

Stay-stitch jacket neckline 

Stitch collar and collar lining together

Turn collar right side out and press it flat.  Baste the opening closed.

Cut 1/4" off the bottom of the sleeve lining.

Ease-stitch the tops of the sleeve and sleeve lining.

Stitch the sleeve lining to the jacket lining armholes and stay-stitch the neckline.

Stitch the sleeves to the armholes, stitch the collar to the neckline.

 Shoulder Tucks

Mark foldline #1 on the right side of the jacket.

Close up

Flip the jacket over and mark 5/8" from the neckline (foldline #2)

Stitch 1/4" tuck at foldline #2.  Mark foldline #3 1" from foldline #2.

View of first tuck on the right side of the jacket

Fold along foldline #1

Close up

Fold on foldline #3 catching foldline #1 and stitch 1/4" from the floldline. 

Close up

Close up

Stitch the lining to the neckline and under-stitch the lining at the neckline.

Stitch the sleeve lining to the bottom of the sleeves.  Under-stitch the lining.

I forgot to photograph the next two steps, so I substituted a photo of a different jacket.

Stitch the side and underarm seams on the jacket and lining.

Stitch the lining to the jacket at the front and bottom.

Turn the jacket right-side out through the back opening.  Press the jacket flat and stitch the back opening closed.  Top-stitch the right front edge.

Buttons and snaps

Skirt

For photos and instructions for the skirt, click here.

Hat

Making the hat block

Cover the ball with double sided tape.

Gather up one side of the hat straw by pulling on the cord in the straw.

Glue the straw around the ball.

When the hat is the desired size, cut the straw and fray-check the cut end.  Let the fray-check dry and glue the end to the hat.

Gloves

Trace the stitching lines onto tissue paper.

Fold down the top edge of the glove, WRST, fold the glove in half and pin the tissue paper to the glove.

Stitch the gloves.

I put a scrap piece of paper under the top of the gloves so it wouldn't gum up in the machine when I started sewing.

Rip the paper off the gloves.  Trim close to the seams and clip the corners.

Turn the gloves right side out.