Rigel Bomber January

Talk about getting it in under the wire! I just finished in time for Rigel Bomber January! Thanks to my double snow day week, I got my Rigel Bomber finished just before the end of January and managed to snag pictures (and brunch) with Jenny and Laney today. I’ve had this pattern for a while, but just wasn’t sure what textiles I wanted to use. I’ve been on a bit of a stash diet, so having it be a stash buster helped narrow things down…the wool is leftover from the coat I made Phil last year, the ribbing is left over from this Linden Sweatshirt, the perforated pleather from Emma One Sock had been in my stash for a while, and the linings were scraps as well. I’m so pleased with how this jacket turned out!

The trickiest part of this jacket was lining it. I was short on time and patience so I didn’t want to do any hand sewing. I followed Katy’s tutorial to draft the lining. Kat’s tutorial gave me the tip for how to sew in the ribbing to the front facing. I then attached the facing as instructed in the pattern and continued to stitch around the front extension, making sure that the ribbing was tucked up out of the way. When I reached the pivot point at the top of the ribbing, I stopped. I then clipped the lining to that point just like you did with the main jacket fabric. Then I pinned the lining all the way around the ribbing and stitched within the seam allowance. Finally, I used Jen’s tutorial for attaching sleeve linings. And there you have it. A fully bagged lining with not a stitch of hand sewing. I’ll take it!

Jacket Details

Pattern: Rigel Bomber by Papercut Patterns

Size: XS at the top, graded to a S at the hips

Fabric: see above

Alterations/Changes: Aside from lining it and grading between sizes, I also added 1″ in length to the sleeves.

Some funny outtakes from this morning: My Cashmerette pose! And my “I don’t know what to do with my hands” picture.