french vest

French Vest by Tracey

Pattern, Vogue 7975 (modified)

This vest is one of my go-to items for spring. Since I made it out of canvas, it’s got some weight to it, so it works really well on those “sort of”‘ warm days. (Anything below 85 is not warm in my book. Yes, I’m a lightweight.) I was obsessed with an Isabel Marant vest from a few seasons ago, and decided to make my own version. I rounded up all my supplies on a trip to New York which involved buying lots of bags of pyramid studs from M&J Trimming. Opening my suitcase at home, it was no surprise to me at all that I had a note inside announcing that my bag had been checked. All those studs probably landed me on a watchlist somewhere. And those studs did end up causing pain, but only to me and my pattern-making instructor Lindsey as we sat there puncturing our fingertips trying to push the little buggers through the fabric. But when all was said and done, I was pretty happy with the result. And our babysitter said, “I would actually buy that!”. High praise indeed.

We’ll see you in two weeks. Happy Easter!!