Project: Vogue 2461 (1990), Calvin Klein anorak, part 3

Readers,

It's just beginning to look like a garment--about time, too! — It’s just beginning to look like a garment–about time, too! When I put the drawstring in the waist this will fit better.

Here’s the latest on the anorak:

The pattern calls for a 36-inch separating zipper. I didn’t find one to my liking locally, so I ordered one (manufacturer: YKK) from online supplier Sew True.

I monkeyed around with eyelets and pliers and grommets and grommet tools…then threw up my hands and did buttonholes for the drawstring openings. Now I wonder whether I can possibly stitch eyelets on my machine with an attachment. That would be nifty.

Eyelets in an eye-catching red... — Eyelets in an eye-catching red…

The hanging loop in my old windbreaker gave me the idea of including a similar loop in the neckline seam of the anorak. I followed some instructions for making belt carriers from Reader’s Digest Complete Guide to Sewing. You just cut a strip, fold and press the raw edges to the inside, and topstitch.