Materials Note: Materials given are for a size 12. Adjust accordingly for other sizes.
Stretch & Sew 1023 (View B) Patterns are current at the time of publication in Sew News. Please see Stretch & Sew for current availability.
Long-sleeve sweater or other knit garment suitable for cutting apart
1 yard of 60"-wide wool gabardine or similar sturdy fabric in color to match sweater knit
1/4"yard of 45"-wide faux suede in color to match dress and gabardine
Lining for jacket in yardage indicated on pattern envelope for view C (view B is unlined)
Fusible tricot interfacing
Tear-away stabilizer
1 1/4 yards of 12"-wide repositionable paper-backed fusible web, such as Steam-A-Seam® 2
Matching all-purpose thread
Pattern tracing cloth
Press cloths: cotton; Teflon®
Rotary cutter, clear ruler and cutting mat
Made in the Suede
If you drool over faux suede but hesitate because of the cost per yard, here's how to make a little bit go a long way. Just 1/4 yard of faux suede forms the bridges that tie new wool gabardine and recycled sweater knit fabric together in this elegant, tone-on-tone jacket. Our version incorporates the sleeves and other sections gleaned from a lovely, but dated, wool blend knit dress. Because the original sleeves were too short, we kept the ribbed cuffs intact and increased the sleeve length by cutting the upper sleeve from gabardine.
