Vogue 8817 and Another Classic Piece

I know I said I wanted to stick to classic pieces for a while and I do have another one to show you. First though, I couldn't resist making my own version of V 8817 View C. It was just plain fun and I don't think it's too strange or anything.

                                                 

I bought three pieces of a rather pricey ottoman knit at Fabricville.  The red and black used here with the plain black as an accent as well as a royal blue and black version which might become a dress version of this pattern but not sure yet.

I love this top and the fit is pretty good too. BUT!  NOTE TO SELF!  FIX THE TOO WIDE UPPER BACK PROBLEM !
                                                     

                                                                     
I made this one pretty much like the pattern cover except for a couple of things . Before I started , I printed the line drawing and coloured in my plan of how I wanted to place the stripes. I find this really helps to make the construction of a garment go smoothly.In this case, I could see I needed something to separate the various parts of the bodice front and back.
                                   

                                                                                   
I decided to cut strips of the black ottoman , fold them and use them as piping. That worked beautifully.

                                                                                 
The only thing I changed was the sleeves. I made them full length and added a narrow black band at the sleeve hem because they weren't quite long enough. Oh, and I raised the front neckline one inch.

    And here is the back.

                                                                                                                                                                 

Now for the classic piece I managed to make last week as well. For this cream cable stitch cardigan , I used M6208 except I didn't use the collar and facings. Instead I used the band from Nina's Top from Silhouette Patterns. It is plain, simple and comfortable. I see having this in my wardrobe for years to come.

Seen here with cowl ,sleevelees pullover blogged here.

The back curves to a longer length.

                                                                                   

And that's all I have to say about that.  I have lots to show you next week so please come back to see me.

Happy Sewing from