The instructions are confusing. You’ll end up relying on your own sewing experience to assemble this suit. If this is your first fitted jacket, it would be helpful to examine a finished garment from the era. The skirt instructions are useless. Use common sense and your own experience to sew the skirt together. Recommended for advanced intermediates. The finished suit is very handsome.
Rated 3 out of 5
Jill Silbert –
This is a wonderful pattern. It works like a charm. Since most seams are straight, it goes together with hardly any problems. The only alteration to make is to use normal (5/8-inch) seams instead of 3/8-inch seams. Be aware that the 1-inch seams are given in order to make adjustments to fitting. If you know the exact measurements you need, then one can sew the proper seam the first time. Otherwise, there is room for adjustment. The skirt is wonderful. I loved putting this together. Again, the only change I would make is to do buttons or use larger hooks/eyes on the skirt. I have made this pattern at least three times and would highly recommend this to anyone who wants a fashionable 1900’s style outfit.
Loren Dearborn –
The instructions are confusing. You’ll end up relying on your own sewing experience to assemble this suit. If this is your first fitted jacket, it would be helpful to examine a finished garment from the era. The skirt instructions are useless. Use common sense and your own experience to sew the skirt together. Recommended for advanced intermediates. The finished suit is very handsome.
Jill Silbert –
This is a wonderful pattern. It works like a charm. Since most seams are straight, it goes together with hardly any problems. The only alteration to make is to use normal (5/8-inch) seams instead of 3/8-inch seams. Be aware that the 1-inch seams are given in order to make adjustments to fitting. If you know the exact measurements you need, then one can sew the proper seam the first time. Otherwise, there is room for adjustment. The skirt is wonderful. I loved putting this together. Again, the only change I would make is to do buttons or use larger hooks/eyes on the skirt. I have made this pattern at least three times and would highly recommend this to anyone who wants a fashionable 1900’s style outfit.