A Courduroy Vest

 Hello Readers. I have had this corduroy fabric sitting in my stash for a few years. I finally decided what to do with it. I could make a vest. 

I used pieces I had on-hand. Stash busting!

I used this pattern. It is Vogue 7084. 

 

I started cutting out my pieces and realized it was going to take more fabric than I thought. I omitted the collar and the little front pockets.

 

 I also used a different fabric on the the back. It matched well and it was an easy way to use up some more of the fabric stash. This paisley was a sample piece so it was just bog enough for the back of the vest and that's all. 

 

I tried to follow the directions which is difficult for me. I don't like authority figures telling me what to do and how to do it but I was pretty sure Vogue knew more than I did. 

 

I sewed the outer shell and then the inner facings. It was all going well. 

 

I put in my button holes and I thought everything was great. I could not find good buttons in my button collection. Nothing seemed right. I went with clear buttons for now. 

 

 It was bigger than I wanted. I wanted it to be more fitted and it also seemed too long. Ugh!

 

 

 

I shortened it, took in the sides and added darts to each arm hole to improve the fit. I didn't like it over this sweater but I thought it was much closer to my vision. 

 

 My vest was finished and I liked the back fabric a lot. Thanks for reading along. I will be back tomorrow with a matching skirt.