built by Wendy coats and jackets
This book has some great ideas and is very inspirational. I've been wanting to make a simple black coat hip length with a hood and pockets, but couldn't find a pattern anywhere.
After some serious googling this book popped up.
With the g.i. jane coat.
This coat has the basics of what I want.
I shortened the length 5", as I really didn't want it coat length I prefer this to be more jacket length.
Left out the waist cord, and will eventually line it.
I'm going to make this with a lovely black wool and cashmere fabric I won on eBay last year and have been waiting for just the right project! This really was a bargain at £12.00 for 3 metres!
You have to trace the pattern pieces and add seams and any other alterations necessary, however I soon realised whoever drafted these patterns didn't add the required wearing ease necessary for a coat. Which ideally should be between 4 and 6 inches, all depending on what you'll be generally wearing underneath it.
So I added ease to my pattern pieces and decided it was best to make a muslin in this case.
With a very fetching duvet cover, this muslin was created. (When I was trying this on my husband came into the room and said "ooh that's really nice". He was being totally sincere and must have thought this was the actual jacket I was making) Well what can I say!!!
It was a good job I did take this precaution as the main issue was that it was really tight across the back. Also the sleeves where an 1" too short, and the hood was really pointy like a pixie hat! Not the look I was after.
Soooo I cut another back piece after altering pattern piece, I added 2"in total across the back width at the armhole. I quickly inserted the new back, and it seems to be OK.
So I started to cut out the coat in the REAL fabric, but had to stop to cook dinner for my hubby as its his 48th Birthday!!!!! (Not that I don't cook dinner every other night of the week! Ha ha)
More tomorrow!
Oh forgot to mention this book is about £17.00 @ Amazon, but I found it in the works for £4.99!! Bargain!
With a very fetching duvet cover, this muslin was created. (When I was trying this on my husband came into the room and said "ooh that's really nice". He was being totally sincere and must have thought this was the actual jacket I was making) Well what can I say!!!
It was a good job I did take this precaution as the main issue was that it was really tight across the back. Also the sleeves where an 1" too short, and the hood was really pointy like a pixie hat! Not the look I was after.
Soooo I cut another back piece after altering pattern piece, I added 2"in total across the back width at the armhole. I quickly inserted the new back, and it seems to be OK.
So I started to cut out the coat in the REAL fabric, but had to stop to cook dinner for my hubby as its his 48th Birthday!!!!! (Not that I don't cook dinner every other night of the week! Ha ha)
More tomorrow!
Oh forgot to mention this book is about £17.00 @ Amazon, but I found it in the works for £4.99!! Bargain!
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