Go for it! – Jasika Blazer

This is another perfectly drafted pattern by Closet Core Patterns.  I followed the online course – which I can’t recommend highly enough – and learnt a huge amount about many different aspects of sewing.  Everything I’ve sewn since making this blazer seems like a doddle!

I think it demonstrates how good the online course and instructions are when I consider that I had only been sewing for two years when I began the Jasika blazer.  I wondered, like so many others, if I had taken on too much too soon.  Heather Lou however is brilliant in her videos with her clear and calm instructions.  I made a toile which is essential for fitting because a blazer is such a big investment of time and resources.  I took care to gather together all the equipment, notions and fabric I needed and took my time sewing.

I love my Jasika blazer, it is the garment that I feel most proud of and I am planning another for the cooler months with some alterations to the fit suggested by Heather Lou.

If I can make a tailored blazer – anyone can.  Go for it!