Vogue 1313 is in the new releases from Vogue for fall, and I decided to try to get ahead of the game, and make it now before fall actually gets here! There were several things that I liked about the pattern- the exposed zipper, the pockets, the fact that you could take it from warm to cool weather by adding a pullover and some tights, and that is is knit, which translates to "something I can sew FAST!". There are a lot of extra details in this pattern that I did not do because I had chosen this print as my main fabric. For example, there are some fancy topstitching designs to go at the shoulder, and topstitching at all of the seam lines, that just would not have shown up with my print. The fabric, by the way, is a Maggy London Double Knit that I got here . It is super soft, and feels wonderful next to my skin. Here's a closer view of the zipper, and pocket area. The directions use a separating zipper, but the notions list doesn't tell you t...
Ann's Sewing Experiments