Hullo!

I'm a little excited because I have been sewing for Vincent again and there is seriously nothing that I enjoy sewing more than stuff for him. Sorry Edison, but them's the facts!

At the end of last year, I was a bit drained. I'd bought a house, moved several times to get to the house, and was generally stressed out to the Max California. I had no sewjo, and the kids had HEAPS of clothes. I was pretty sure that I wouldn't sew for them for a while, and by making that unconscious decision I just stopped sewing. Luckily Robin from Pattern Revolution contacted me and asked if I wanted to be part of her pattern tour. I checked out her newest pattern, and I just couldn't say no!

Canaan's Incredible Blazer is a fully lined blazer with a revere collar and optional hood. You can also add elbow patches if you want, and two styles of pocket flaps (there's a 'girly' version!). There are also optional shoulder straps, which of course I added because epaulettes = love!



 I sewed up the size 5 for Vincent, even though he is a 4. It's not blazer weather here at all. Well it is, sort of. It's BLAZING hot. Errr, I've made that joke twice now and I still find it amusing! Anyway, I didn't want to make Vincent a beautiful blazer he wouldn't get much wear out of this season, and as you can imagine my kids' wardrobes are crammed full of handmade clothes (and awesome hand-me-downs in Eddie's case!). So I am sewing a season ahead! I always think it's something I should do, but now I am actually doing it! This lovely blazer is now put away in Vincent's Winter Clothes box, and I'm really excited to fill it up with handmade things!


I made this blazer up in a suiting fabric I bought at the op-shop about a year ago, for $3. I have about 2 metres left of it too, so I am planning on some pants to match! The hood is black fleece, to make it kind of look like he is wearing a hoodie under his blazer. I lined the jacket with black poplin, but the back lining is scraps of black batman fabric. Also the sleeves are black and white striped because I was running out of plain black.
It was a little tricky to sew. Maybe because I haven't sewn anything like this in a while, it's not just a t-shirt you can zip up on the sewing machine! The blazer requires a little bit of time, and a bit of concentration. I unpicked the hood from the back of the jacket about four or five times, however I was determined to not let it get the best of me! However now it is done, I am really in love with it. It turned out how I envisioned, which is AWESOME, but it looks really comfortable and I can't wait for him to wear it in the colder weather!

There are a lot of pages to print for the pattern, but I kind of preferred it this way because it meant that putting the pattern together was quite straightforward and simple!