1) Vogue 8601 in a pink wool heavy suiting from Pendelton Woolen Mills. I plan to line it with a green and pink charmeuse print that has been in my stash a while. I'll do some light tailoring; adding a back stay and taping the roll line, but I probably will go with mostly fusibles for the collar and chestpiece. We'll see.
2) Vogue 8604 in tropical wool stretch suiting in black. I'll line these with Bemberg and I'll probably stitch down the front tucks into darts. I'm not a fan of a pleated appearance over my belly. I do love the high waist and wide legs on this pattern though.
3) Vogue 1059 in dark denim as a trouser style jean. I'm not sure if I want to do the welt pockets on the back or go with a more traditional jean style patch pocket. I do think I'll go with a more subtle color of topstitching thread like a dark grey or navy blue.
4) Vintage Simplicity 1735 in an off white tencel shirting. I love this sweet little pattern! My favorite feature is the tucks in place of darts at the waist for shaping. Alas, my copy is missing the bodice pieces, so I'm going to use a pattern with similar structure and assemble it per this one. I think I can make it work.
5) New Look 6130 in a cheetah print challis. Most of the other pieces are pretty classic, so this is my trendy item. I love the peplum trend, so I am really glad to see it continuing for fall. Animal prints are a perennial favorite of mine, so this should be a winner. I'm hoping that the challis isn't too limp for the peplum though. I think it would be best in a fabric with some body and this challis is pretty typically drapey.
Up first will be the blazer, so I don't wimp out. Here we go!
