I finally jumped on the Victoria bandwagon and stitched myself up a snazzy blazer. As the blog post title suggests I had a little wobble during the early construction stages when it strongly resembled an old Tesco uniform I had worn many moons ago.
Thankfully I think it is looking ever so slightly more trendy now it is finished!
![By Hand London Victoria Blazer](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5276/14007037835_7088519ba7_z.jpg)
Despite being a little hard to track down as it is awaiting a reprint, the pattern was purchased from Trixie Lixie online and came the next day. I love the packaging and everything about the pattern, well worth the money.
![By Hand London Victoria Blazer](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7061/13983923746_4566289c5a_z.jpg)
The main shell fabric is a deliciously soft pin dot cotton flannel with just the perfect amount of drape.
![By Hand London Victoria Blazer](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7249/14003840012_233148a316_z.jpg)
And it is lined in a very quilty inspired cotton lawn (how could I not!) both from Heathcoat Fabrics in Tiverton, Devon. A large fabric shop that is well worth a visit if you are local.
![By Hand London Victoria Blazer](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2940/14007484834_a305e50f5a_z.jpg)
I managed to stitch this up in one 4 hour sewing session, luckily the clear instructions that accompany the pattern along with the fantastic sew along posts from the By Hand girls make for a very smooth process.
![By Hand London Victoria Blazer](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2899/14003832692_48eb8a8dfc_z.jpg)
Much smoother than taking photos with the help of 9 and 4 year old children!
![By Hand London Victoria Blazer](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7389/14003867181_2337424a6e_z.jpg)
7 comments:
Smile, you mardy cow!!
Great bit of stitchery though missus xxx
Gorgeous!
Lol, it is rather Tesco blue, but the dots should distinguish you ;o)
Love that last photo of you... oh and the jacket looks great too :)
it's gorgeous!!!!!
Does not remotely look like a tabard ;) Very nice, the lining is a nice touch!
it's brill (4 hours - wowsers!)
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