A sunny coat!

I love coats ...
I didnt know , what a style I wanted to have or to sew...

and I found fortuitous this pattern :

from Burda

Number 7314

A-Line Coat with back pleat 

and tulip sleeves

 

ok, I must confess : I attracted attention to this coat pattern thanks to the hat!!!

I have an analog hat from my grandmother, and I love it ....

even if I never wear it :-(

And hier comes a sunny coat in the german winter!!! :-)))

 

I sewed it in the european sizes 36 ( like a US Size 8).

I have normally size 10 but I cut it in 8 for fear of having a too wide coat.

I'm not tall ... that's why! :-)

The fabric is a mix of wool (70%) and cashemere (30%) : so ... warm!!!

I found out this lining fabric and I'm very happy with this because all the plain-colored lining fabric I found gave a too strong combination with this yellow color!

I cut front and back pieces 4 inches shorter and the sleeves 1 inch shorter.
But I have short legs and short arms!!! :-)

I love the tulip sleeves!

They look big at the photo but it's lovely beim wearing it!

I used transparent snap fastener because I didn't want to be 

limited with other colors.

I can wear this coat with brown or grey color scarf for exemple.

The coat back has a big pleat at the middle :

but I closed it deeper because it was too wide

and hier a view with lining and the label! :-)

Now, I must be courageous and wear this sunny coat!

I think, it could make high spirits! :-)

The vintage coat project - Steps 1 and 2

Next steps for the coat!


The front and back pieces have darts.

I tought .. no problem!
























But I didn't use a fabric for interfacing but a light fabric like vlieseline.

And I asked me, how I would put the fabric and the interfacing pieces together .....

because both pieces have darts.

I don't know since when fabric like vlieseline exists... 
But I think vlieseline wasn't used in the sixties!

 

Finally I decided to iron at first the facing pieces with the fabric pieces together and than to sew the darts.



















Now I have to sew the darts!

See you soon for the next step!

The vintage coat project

I need a new coat!

No, it's wrong ... I would like have a brown coat :-)

We can find so many different coat pattern...
it's unbelievable! It's difficult to decide what sort of style!!!

but as I saw this pattern I knew it, I must sew it!!!


It's a vintage coat pattern from McCall from the sixties!

We can find a lot of double-breasted coat nowadays, so this coat is not so vintage! :-)

But the hat pattern is not including! :-(




Last year I became a wonderful present for my birthday from my friends : a voucher fabric!!!!
Yeah! :-)

So I choose a very nice wool fabric with cashmere in a dark brown color and I choose a nice rose lining.

As I opened the pattern envelope I discovered that the pattern have 23 pieces!!!
OMG!!!

Every piece has her pattern piece!!!
I mean every piece like lining or interfacing pieces.. that's why they are 23 pieces altogether!

So, I'm on the beginning from this coat sewing:

I have already cut the 10 fabric pieces!

 

I will relate how I proceed with this coat !!! :-)