Tuesday 2 August 2016

Pilvi Jacket from Everyday Style: Lotta Jansdotter

It's the Summer Holidays - hurrah and huzzah!  No more school run for a bit; lazy days beckon in the sunshine, and I'm rather looking forward to it. But somehow along the way I seem to have lost my sewjo! I had some very necessary but rather boring sewing to do (alterations on two of the three bridesmaids' dresses below). I was frightened so much of messing them up, I took a lot of time over it, while all I wanted was to sew things for me! Very selfish, I know!

Bodices taken in, hems taken up, and the wedding now over, it was time to crack on again; but,  momentum has been lost. I have tidied my sewing room to make it more appealing, but it hasn't reignited my sewing passion just yet.


However, I do have something a few weeks old to show: the Pilvi Jacket from Lotta Jansdotta's book Everyday Style. I bought the book as a treat for myself when having particularly horrid hospital procedures earlier in the year. It is a great book, full of style and lifestyle pictures as well as great patterns to make up.  I have several of these patterns on my to-make list, and thought I'd start with The Pilvi.


I have made this as a wearable toile, using a loosely woven grey sparkly woolen-mix fabric. I bought it years ago, I think from Worthing's Wednesday Market. It certainly wasn't very expensive and isn't great quality - it definitely has a poly-content. I thought it was pretty enough that I'd wear it, but no great loss if it went wrong.


It's a simple raglan style jacket, unlined and with facings built into the pattern pieces. It was an easy and relatively quick sew. Or it would have been, but I didn't like my original black topstitching, so spent hours unpicking it before re-sewing with a complimentary sparkly thread. The silver topstitching looks much better.


Overall, I like the style of the cropped jacket, though it is slightly to big at the front. If I were to make it again I'd have to work out a way to make it smaller (it's already the smallest size in the book). Perhaps a brightly coloured version would look good?

I was all ready to pop out wearing it, when my photographer, otherwise known as my dearest darling husband, mentioned that it has something of Theresa May (UK prime minister) about it and I promptly took it off! I'm sure I will wear it, though it may be a while before I forget his words!!


I am looking forward to making the "Esme" shift dress in due course, when I  finally feel fired up for sewing again. Thanks for reading folks, Louise xxx

23 comments:

  1. A versatile and modern jacket. Lotta's designs are great. Don't let your hubby's comment put you off. My hubby said that I looked like a painter in my dungarees!

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    1. He did apologise when he saw I took it off!

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  2. It's not Theresa Mayish at all. I think the complete look with the blue dress under is a bit Margaret Howell: simple, elegant, comfortable.

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    1. Thanks it is a nice shape and very easy to wear.

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  3. i think this looks effortlessly stylish and what a great way to use up some stash fabric!
    What a lovely wedding - is that you on the right in the wine coloured bridesmaid dress? All of you look stunning!

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  4. I think it looks fab! Not Theresa May is at all! I think it will be very useful in the autumn!

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    1. I agree, if I make another I thinking of denim.

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  5. I definitely don't think it looks like something Theresa May would wear! Hope you manage to put your husband's comment to the back of your mind soon!

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  6. great jacket and oh so wearable! It certainly doesn't look anything like a TM jacket, would be great in a Harris Tweed for cooler months.

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  7. I think this looks fab. What a great pattern, and one I've not seen before. And is it controversial to say that although I don't agree with her politics, I do like her style, although, like you, I'm not sure I want to emulate it!!!!

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    1. Thanks I am sure I'll wear it as it gets colder.

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  8. I love the jacket! It has that boxy chic style and you paired it nicely with that lovely blue dress. Husbands can be critical (mine has said similar things when photographing me!).

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  9. I thought you looked very stylish, it is hard to put those type of comments out of your head though. I hope you can as it's a lovely jacket! I hope your sewjo comes back too, or you have a nice break from sewing if that's what you want/need.

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    1. Thanks, can't wait to feel the sewing passion again

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  10. Oh, this is a very nice jacket! I can see pulling it on with jeans to run out the market or similar jaunt. Maybe all it needs is a great big smile? :) jen

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  11. I missed this post - I'm not sure how, but finally! I love the jacket - it does have a vintage vibe, but it's up to date too. What a great idea to use silver to topstitch. Not surprised you lost your sewj0 - we all do sometimes, and there is nothing quite like doing important alterations to sap the sewing spirit. Hard and anxiety making work.

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  12. I think it was the alterations that did for me!

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  13. Another blogger (C Sees) added a fabric covered hook to her version, and it really changes the line of the garment. Happy sewing!

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