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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Sparkly Rigel Bomber

After the love story that was my first Rigel Bomber I've made a second one!

I found some awesome sparkly neoprene fabric in Rotterdam. Since this fabric feels nice on the inside as well I decided I didn't have to line it. When I also decided to ditch the welt pockets it became a super fast project!

I followed the instructions and made the same alterations as I did with my first bomber.

The only issue I had was that my ribbing wasn't wide enough to cut my pieces, super annoying! I fixed it by cutting the ribbing pieces in two pieces and stitching them together. Not the prettiest, but for Burning Man it will work :)

I acted a bit stupid when I inserted my zipper into my stretch fabric. I didn't stabilize the edge first and now I have a super wonky zipper :( Its not too noticeable when I close my jacket though so I can live with it.. But next time, I'm stabilizing it! Lesson learned.
wonky zipper..
Also the bottom isn't equal, which my boyfriend pointed out to me, I think this might also have something to do with the fabric stretching a bit.. Ahh well, let's hope no one will notice in the dark!
Hmmpfh
Have you learned any sewing lessons the hard way? Would you leave it as it is, or unpick 4 seams and redo it?




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6 comments:

  1. KathrynAugust 27, 2014 at 10:04 PM

    Ooh cool fabric! Great jacket too! Nah, I'd not undo all those seams just for that. Ok so it's a bit uneven but it's right at the bottom of your jacket, no-ones going to notice it but you, especially not at a festival!

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  2. GingerAugust 27, 2014 at 10:25 PM

    So shiny! That's cool! That would probably annoy me, so I would want to re-do it... although odds are it would sit in a heap next to my sewing machine for a long, long time without me actually doing it, so...

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  3. LauraAugust 28, 2014 at 8:17 AM

    DISCO JACKET!!! I wouldn't bother unpicking and redoing, I don't think anyone will notice (except for your boyfriend) :)

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  4. KimSeptember 9, 2014 at 4:04 AM

    Thanks Kathryn! I've worn it every night at Burning Man and didn't even notice the wonky seams luckily!

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  5. KimSeptember 9, 2014 at 4:05 AM

    Thanks Sonja! Haha I know about those almost-finished-but-not-yet projects way too well..

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  6. KimSeptember 9, 2014 at 4:06 AM

    Yes disco indeed! :)

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