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I\u2019m having a few issues with my blog platform at the moment, which means you\u2019re receiving my drafts. I\u2019m really sorry about that and I apologize. I\u2019ll try to fix it quickly, but in the meantime, here\u2019s this week\u2019s post! <\/p>\n

This week\u2019s project is probably the craziest one I\u2019ve done so far (even more challenging than the Ikea armchair, I think…). This post is fairly long, but I encourage you to read it to the end, because I\u2019m going to try to, how can I put it… let you into my brain, so you have everything you need to understand how I experienced this project, and how I went about finding\/learning all the skills needed to see it through. <\/p>\n

I\u2019ll start right away by telling you clearly that, for this project, every part of my body was called upon: my guts, my five senses, all my nerve cells, my nerves, my arteries, and everything else. Honestly, my whole self was on edge for two weeks. Two weeks when every evening I\u2019d come home from work like a madwoman, throw myself at the jacket and make progress for at least two hours before going to bed; two weeks when I completely stepped out of my comfort zone. I\u2019m telling you, girls: since I started this project, I slept little, I was stressed, totally consumed by it, glued to my sewing machine. I was buried in YouTube, binge-watching tutorials on my lunch break\u2014especially the one on attaching the lining to the back vent… I didn\u2019t want to drink, eat, or talk until I\u2019d figured it out… Basically, the start of a real madness! But I want to point out that I was the one putting this pressure on myself. And for good reason: I was paying off a big debt. A real debt, because for years he\u2019d say:
\n– “You\u2019ve never sewn anything for me.”
\nAnd to shut him up, I\u2019d reply:
\n– “You\u2019ll see\u2014when I make you something, it\u2019ll be REALLY something!”
\nSo yes, this jacket, even though it was still just a concept, stirred up strong emotions on both sides. But to be honest, if I\u2019d been holding back on this project until now, it\u2019s because technically I didn\u2019t feel ready at all. <\/p>\n

Let\u2019s talk technique…<\/strong>
\nSewing is a set of techniques that, when combined, results in a beautiful garment if\u2014and only if\u2014those techniques are known and mastered. So the fewer techniques involved, the easier\/more beginner-friendly the project. Likewise, the more techniques, the more difficult the project is considered. That\u2019s exactly the case with this jacket. If this pattern had been a R\u00e9publique du Chiffon<\/a> or an Aime comme Marie<\/a> (to name just those), I would have jumped in without thinking\u2014blindfolded, hands tied, and with my fingers up my nose. But here we\u2019re talking Burda… To be honest, I didn\u2019t even try to read or understand the instructions provided in the magazine. What I did do, however, was first try the Fran\u00e7oise jacket from RDC, which I made here<\/a> as a suit set. I knew that by making it I\u2019d better understand the logic of preparing the pieces as well as assembling a tailored-style jacket. However, the techniques I was missing were mainly attaching the lining to the back vent, making the sleeve vents, and joining those to the lining as well. Otherwise, if I try to recap the different techniques I used for this jacket, here\u2019s the list of the 5 useful techniques, along with the corresponding tutorials (some are in English but the pictures speak for themselves): <\/p>\n