LUMBERJANE ARCHER // WINTER WRAP UP

Oooh it's another two for one special, and what I would consider to be my last post for winter. I'm closing winter down! Goodbye sweatshirts, flannel shirts, and jackets. I would like to wish a very big hello to dresses, tank tops, and my knees and ankles.

My two makes this week are what I'm calling my Lumberjane Archer, and a new Merino wool sweatshirt for Jeremy - with pictures from our recent trip to Arizona! (Or as Jeremy has called it - Arisewna... hahaha)

I also have a short Winter Wrap Up at the bottom of the post!!

Pattern: Grainline Studio Archer
Size: 10 (bust), 8 (waist), 12 (hips)
Alterations: Tapered the sleeves to a 2 at the wrist
Fabric: green and white plaid flannel from Joann's (not available online)
Worn with: Ginger Jeans

There's not a whole lot to say about this Archer that hasn't been said before - this is such a TNT pattern for me, that I don't need to make changes anymore (which is such a great feeling to have!!). 

This fabric came from Joann's, and it's the same fabric that I used for Jeremy's last McCalls 6613 (here) - just in a different color way. It definitely has some poly content, as it doesn't breathe very well, but that makes it nice and warm for winter.

This past week and weekend, Jeremy and I took a road trip to Arizona to visit his mom, who lives in Flagstaff. I've never really been to Arizona - just one time to the Grand Canyon (on a little flight from Vegas), and a 20 mile drive through the state when I moved to Los Angeles. So this was a really exciting trip!!

Northern Arizona is really beautiful, and I think my mind was the most boggled by the Grand Canyon and Sedona.

 
Living in Los Angeles - we have a lot of natural beauty... the ocean, beaches, and some of my favorite scenery: the hills of Santa Barbara County. But, the rock formations in Arizona are on a whole other level. The landscape also changes vastly over the course of even just 20 miles or so.


Pattern: Stretch & Sew 100
Size: 42
Fabric: Merino wool from The Fabric Store

Jeremy's new sweatshirt is another version of the raglan pattern that I've made before. We've actually been working on perfecting 2 t-shirt patterns for him using this pattern and McCalls M6973.

The fabric was a Christmas present from me to him from The Fabric Store here in Los Angeles (how nice to have a husband that wants fabric - yay!), and it's Merino wool. The fabric is really soft, but it's not very stretchy, and it would've been nice to have matching rib knit for the neckband.


For this version, I raised the neckline to be a bit higher than his other version. I also did a bit of a mock coverstitch-type stitch on the seams to break up the solid color a little bit. This worked out alright, but I can do this for real now because I got a coverstitch machine a few weeks ago (!!!!!!!!). I do think if I can get the settings right on the next iteration, the coverstitching will add a bit of a RTW look + pizzaz to the seams of a plain sweatshirt.


I'm sure these winter staples will carry us well into spring, but I am ready to move on! 

WINTER WRAP UP
Briefly, I'd like to give you a bit of a follow up to my Winter Wardrobe Plan for 2014/2015. I did, in fact, manage to make every pattern on my list - but not all with the same fabrics I'd planned. Below is a quick rundown:

1. True Bias Sutton Blouse - in silk from Michael Levine: full post here
2. Deer and Doe Bruyère - in Robert Kaufman Chambray Dots in Burgundy: full post here
3. By Hand London Victoria Blazer - poly gabardine from Michael Levine - full post here
4. Closet Case Patterns Ginger Jeans - in 3 fabrics! 11.5 oz Stretch Denim in Indigo from Fabric.com, Cone Mills Denim from the Ginger Jeans kit, and a gray denim from Mood Fabrics - full posts here (1, 2, 3)
5. Papercut Patterns Rigel Bomber - this wasn't on my initial wardrobe plan, but I'm so glad it made the list anyway!! #rigelbomberjanuary was so much fun, and Mel from the Curious Kiwi picked mine as her favorite (I chose the Papercut Pneuma tank, btw) - full post here
6. Grainline Studio Archer Shirt - in plaid flannel rather than denim - ABOVE!
7. True Bias Hudson Pant - I did end up making these in gray French terry from the garment district, but alas - they are unphotographed 
8. Colette Patterns Moneta Dress Pattern - I did make this too but it is also unblogged. I wasn't crazy about the fit - I did something weird with the sleeves - so it also remains unphotographed (and unworn)

I also sewed a few Christmas gifts, as well as some Lindens and t-shirts for Jeremy. 

Because spring is on its way (and I'm sick of winter clothes) - I'm ready to start my Spring Wardrobe Plan! I'm really excited about everything on the list (there may be some vacation wear in there) - and I'll be posting it soon (hopefully on Friday)! Woot!