Which Blazer Muslin Looks Better On Me?

One of my goals before the end of the year is to complete a wool suit jacket for myself.

Sport Jacket Progress + Job Opening at Mood

After agonizing for a day or two about my fabric, I jumped into my sport jacket project and I'm not looking back.

Mens Linen Blazer: The Farewell Tour

Readers, this is it: my final linen blazer post.   So much to say.  Where to begin?

I did indeed wear my linen blazer out to dinner last night.  We had a major thunderstorm yesterday that cooled things off considerably, and by evening there was a refreshing breeze that continues this morning.

Peter models the blue linen blazer!

Readers, today is a very special day, and not just because it's National Caviar Day (look it up).  Today I present my linen blazer photo shoot, completed early this morning just before the thermometer hit ninety.

Buttons, Buttonholers, and Beyond!

Hello, Gorgeous!  

Friends, in your opinion, what kind of buttons look best on a blue linen blazer?

Old Projects, NEW Projects!

A new week begins and with it, new sewing projects!  I can't devote my entire life to finishing a linen blazer; there is so much more that needs doing here at MPB, Inc.  Oh, before I forget: what a delight to play Name That Pattern with so many of you this weekend.   I haven't chosen a winner yet, so if you still want to play, please do!

Sewing Fatigue -- Symptoms and Cures!

I suppose it was inevitable.  I've been working on this linen blazer for more than a week and I'm starting to get tired.  Not sleepy, mind you, but worn out and whiny.  There are too many techniques I'm doing for the first time and I feel like I'm sewing blind.  I hope everything comes out right but who knows?

Linen Blazer -- So Close!

Friends, sewing a linen blazer isn't hard.

The problem, however, is that you're usually not sewing.  You're cutting pockets, or sizing shoulder pads, or creating sleeve heads, or measuring undercollars, or evaluating fit...  You get the idea.   The to-do list for a blazer is a long one and sewing is a rather small -- albeit critical -- part of the process.

Linen Blazer Progress Report or "Am I Blue?"

Readers, I'm happy to report that the blazer project is coming along fairly well so far.  I am not blue -- well, not that way.

I'm trying not to rush and not to get too bogged in striving for perfection.  As long as this jacket comes out halfway decent, I'll be satisfied.  The next one will be better and I'll know more.

The Linen Blazer Muslin or "Lapels are Ringing..."

Lapels are ringing -- get it? 

Much to cover today, readers!  I've muslined my navy linen blazer.  Just to review, I'm using Simplicity 8368, a vintage men's blazer pattern from 1969.  I usually wear a 36" chest, this is a 34", which provides for a snug -- hopefully not too snug -- fit.