{"id":12281,"date":"2014-07-10T21:21:54","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T19:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapetitemaisoncouture.com\/bernadette-for-liberty-jacket\/"},"modified":"2014-07-10T21:21:54","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T19:21:54","slug":"bernadette-for-liberty-jacket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapetitemaisoncouture.com\/en\/bernadette-for-liberty-jacket\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernadette for Liberty – Jacket"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Paris, July 10, 2014. It’s 7:30 AM, and it’s raining cats and dogs. I’m looking out the window. It’s cold, it’s grey… I just don’t want to get out of bed. And yet, I have to. Yes, I must, because today is Thursday, and on Thursdays, not everything is allowed! <\/p>\n

Then comes my daily existential question: “What am I going to wear today?”<\/em> Today is a workday, and what’s more, a rainy day.<\/em> Life is tough, tough, tough. That’s when my eyes fell on a little jacket that’s been hanging on the wall for a few days… “Oh!!”<\/em> I exclaimed, “Bernadette! What am I saying? Forgive me. How could I have forgotten you? Life isn’t tough at all… I was looking for an occasion to take you out, and today is finally the day..”<\/em>.
\nSuddenly, a wave of motivation hit me. I jumped out of bed with energy, like a child on Christmas Day, and for good reason: today I could finally wear and shoot my little “Bernadette for Liberty.” As my mother says: “It doesn’t take much to make you happy.”<\/em> <\/p>\n

“Bernadette for Liberty.” The first Bernadette I’ve made for myself (you can take a look at the Mpenzi Bernadette<\/a> I sewed for St\u00e9phanie). My Bernadette is made with a Liberty-style fabric bought at Les coupons de Saint Pierre<\/a> (3 meters for 10 euros) in Montmartre. The pattern is the Bernadette jacket from R\u00e9publique du Chiffon<\/a>. No modifications were made to it except for lengthening the body by 2 cm. Initially, I had gone with a burgundy red piping (I even announced it in my previous post) and I was really convinced it would be top-notch, but honestly, it was a total fail in my opinion: <\/p>\n

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You can clearly see I’m not very convinced (lol). In any case, I quickly went out and bought some charcoal grey piping. Often, too much whimsy kills the whimsy. However, I want to make another light-colored Bernadette with a piping color that has absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the fabric. You know those kinds of combinations made of disparate colors that end up looking amazing. I think I have an idea, but I’m still refining it…
\nRegarding the quilting, I took great pleasure in doing it. I think I love the challenge of successfully making parallel lines with the same spacing (here 3.5 – 4 cm). See you in the next post to see if I got tired of quilting… lol! <\/p>\n

*I’m wearing my Bernadette with my skirt version<\/a> of the Elisalex dress<\/a> (by Hand London<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading this article.<\/p>\n

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Paris, July 10th, 2014. It’s 7:30 AM and it’s raining and pouring. A quick glance through the window. It’s cold and grey outside… I just don’t feel like getting up from bed. However I must get up. Especially as today is Thursday and Thursday is a working day.
\nThen comes my everyday question:”What should I wear today?” <\/em>today working day, today rainy day. Life is too hard. My attention gets suddenly caught by a little jacket that has been hanging on the wall for a few days now:
\n“Oh!<\/em>” I said. “Bernadette! What on earth did I just say? Please pardon me. How could I have forgotten you? Life is not at all hard hey! Look at me! I have been looking for an opportunity to take you out. Today is the D day…”<\/em>
\nAll of a sudden, I felt a huge motivation gain me. I jumped out of bed like a child on the day of Christmas, because I could finally wear and shoot my little “Bernadette for Liberty” today. As my mother says: “You don’t need much to be happy”<\/em>. <\/p>\n

“Bernadette for Liberty”. The first Bernadette I am making for myself (look at the first one I made for Stephanie here<\/a>). I made my version with a Liberty style fabric that i bought at Les coupons de Saint Pierre<\/a> (3 meters for 10 euros) but not on the online store. This pattern is a R\u00e9publique du Chiffon<\/a> pattern. No modification made on this version except from adding 2 cm to the lenght of the body of the jacket. At the beginning I used a red piping and I was sure that it would turn out great ( I had even announced this in my previous post). But.. NO WAY: <\/p>\n

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You can see in the picture that I am not really happy of the result (lol). I quickly replaced it with a grey piping. I however want to make a light colored Bernadette, with a flashy piping that has nothing to do with the rest of the fabric. You know what I am talking about, the kind of fabrics that have nothing to with one another but once brought together, make a great match. I think I have an idea of what I want, but I have to think a little harder…
\nRegarding the quilting, I had a good time doing it. I think that I love the challenge linked to the fact of sewing straight parallel ligns with the same width (here 3,5 -4cm wide). See you at the next post to see if i got tired of quilting…lol! <\/p>\n

* I am wearing my Elisalex skirt version<\/a> <\/span>of the Elisalex dress<\/a> pattern (by Hand London<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading this post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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