Finally, A Win! Vogue 9270

This pattern....let me share my redemption story of this pattern...

 

Vogue, 9270...you've saved me.  I had several waders in a row and thank goodness you've brought be back from the brink of despair.  OK, so I am being overly dramatic, but sometimes I do feel like my sewing endeavors are telling me something...stick with it; you've got this; stop doing this, it never works out; don't ever do that again; etc.,

This is a great pattern!  The drafting is spot-on.  The styling is super cute.  It fits great, if not slightly a bit large so you can adapt it down and I love the length.

Let me back up a bit however.  This is made for wovens and I used a stretch, burnout velvet.  Perhaps with a woven it would fit closer.

The length is super fun--perfect for an almost tunic.  Lengthening this a bit to wear with leggings would be very, very easy.  Also, if you use a knit or perhaps a stretch woven, you may not have to use a zipper.

Sorry this is a bit blurry.  My fashion photographer was a bit impatient as we hadn't had dinner yet.  :)  So catching me mid-turn was to be expected.  At least you get a vague idea of the seaming on the sleeve.  I had purchased lace trim to attach but didn't like the contrast of the antique lace with the busy print I choose.  I hope to use that trim for something in the future.  

This was super fun to create!  I hope you'll try velvet in the future.  I purchased this from fabric.com and love everything about it!

Thanks for reading!

Sue :)