August MAGAM

This jacket is so old that I don't remember when I first started making it, but am pretty sure the fabric came from the flat fold table at a Woolworth's store! I also long ago lost the pattern that I made it from, however I liked it enough that I took the jacket apart and traced the pieces in case I want to make another like it someday.

I've been not only trying to mostly make things from my stash lately, but also finish some of the things that have been sitting in my UFO boxes for a very long time, and having finally completed this garment is a very good feeling, even though I'm sure it started out as a jacket with buttons and buttonholes down the front, since I've unfortunately grown quite a bit in size over the years.

I've also forgotten what fabric I used for this jacket, but am afraid it has quite a bit of polyester in it since it doesn't wrinkle at all and smells when I iron it, but it's a bit linen like so something I might actually wear, esp since it's a color that I planned to use as the "accent" for the neutral 6 pac wardrobe of browns and grays that I am going to make for the online Artisan's Square autumn challenge. One down, five to go...                                                             

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