Chanel Style Jacket
I actually started this jacket a few months ago, but I got really bogged down in making it, so by the time I was done, the weather was too hot to wear it, so I’m finally pulling it out again now! We had this fabric in white at my workplace, and I’d been watching it for a while, but I couldn’t decide what to make with it, and while I was thinking, a customer came in and bought the whole bolt. I debated about letting the idea go, but I had seen a picture of a Chanel-style jacket I wanted to recreate, so I ended up finding the fabric on Etsy, but my mom talked me into going with the black version. I like it, but I’m still wondering if I should have gone with the white… I used Simplicity 3074, which I’ve used twice before, but my biggest challenge was finishing off the seams. This fabric is so loosely woven, I didn’t dare leave the seams as they were, for fear they would pull apart as I wore the jacket, even though it was lined. It was a slow process to finish off everyth...
