I’m *almost* made with my 8728 obsession (almost — stay tuned). I’ve started now to noodle around a bit with the concept of jumpers, for wintertime (or of what passes for winter, in California). I taken a look at MOMSPatterns for some inspiration:
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And, of course, I believe I may go back to last year’s obsession, our good friend Heidi, or even this similar BurdaStyle pattern:
Although I’m terrified that maybe what’s truly pulling me towards this pattern is the pocket topstitching, which I would nearly definitely be as well lazy to do. (And her genuinely outstanding liquid-eyeliner skills — at 40, is it as well late for me to master that? I mean it doesn’t truly go well with glasses …) as well as that armhole is a bit deep for me … even with a tee shirts under it, it can look weird.
There’s likewise McCalls 5927, which has a gazillion excellent evaluations on PatternReview — inspect out this gorgeous gown & picture from Eugenia:
Is any individual else believing jumpers? Or going beyond the “thinking” stage to the “making” stage? If so, what patterns are you using?
[Jen is running some excellent sales over the next two weeks … particularly great if you utilize AMEX, since a week from Saturday is “Small service Saturday” — if you utilize a registered AMEX card at a little service on Saturday the 26th, you can get $25 back. details are here. before then, utilize the code ‘gobble’ to save 15% all month …]
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