The new Quincy Jacket from The Sewing Workshop

Zipped up

Zipper Open

I just had to add the new Sewing Workshop Quincy jacket to the mix.  I have a jacket  by a US designer that is similar in shape,  so I just had to put aside my fall cutting of the Pure and Simple separates I wrote about and sew up one of these.   I had a couple of pieces of fabric that were left over remnants that really worked well together so I said "Why not?",  measured my other jacket  and settled on the size medium, cutting the length at the largest size that added about 3/4".  This Quincy jacket hem is 1" just turned up and blind-hem stitch.   I'm the queen of blind hems.    I shortened the sleeves and added a 1 1/4" hem allowance.    To secure the facings I used Steam-A-Seam.


I would typically sew an XS in an older TSW pattern,  but the new patterns are not as oversized and medium had the ease I wanted for this swing jacket style.    You can see that the shoulder seam is nicely positioned.   I like the fit and eliminated the pleat that is not necessary at all -  suggest you baste it in to see how it affects the fit.  then decide if you want it.    At first I thought the sleeve was a bit wide for my arms, but looking at the photos,  I think I will leave them as is - besides it's easier to roll the sleeves up as I typically do.    


The muted blues and brown colors in the japanese cotton allow me to coordinate the neutral jacket with lots of things I already have like these aqua/brown cross-dye linen Ikina pants and the CLD ABO top in a fine cotton brown/aqua cross-dye that I like to wear with the pants.    There are lots of in progress photos and others in the TSW Quincy Pattern Flickr Set.      I want to try the narrow pant on this pattern,  but doubt I will put the optional loop/button on to get that drapey look at the side.   But.... I may change my mind.   

 

The style is elegant,  and I intend to wear this jacket often!













One piece of fabric on the cutting table for fall is this gorgeous mauve cashmere blend I bought from Michael's Fabrics when I was in Baltimore mid June.   I had a short swing jacket in mind when I bought it, not knowing about this jacket pattern at the time.   I plan to eliminate the zipper and will wear this over long sleeve tops and sweaters so I won't change the sleeve width.

Cashmere blend from  Piacenza 1733, a very high end mill in Italy