Stitchin' in My Kitchen

Over the past few years, I’ve developed a pretty solid me-made wardrobe.   There aren’t too many holes or missing pieces that I need in my daily life.   I had a few summer pieces I wanted to sew for the upcoming season but after that I was planning on spending time this year on some more involved, time-consuming, sewing-skill-challenging projects.   The first one is a classic trench coat – or the Briscoe trench coat, inspired by ‘Law and Order’ Detective Lennie Briscoe, who rocked an awesome Burberry trench on the show (I often watch/listen to Law and Order reruns while I sew, mainly if I’m home alone). I was cruising vintage patterns on Etsy and I found this 1974 vintage Vogue 1095 Christian Dior trench coat pattern, and I bought it for $31, which may be the most I’ve ever paid for a sewing pattern.   I just loved the back, and thought it was a nice variation on a classic theme.   It was a size 14, for a 36” bust, so pretty much perfectly sized. ...