Little Girls Trench Coat

Hello.

Today I completed the jacket I was making to match the Lula Maxi dress.

I used the NewLook 6018 pattern and added in a belt and some belt loops

to create more of a trench coat style jacket.

The jacket is made from lovely soft suede fabric.

I co-ordinated the facing and under the collar with the dress but it is not obvious

so this jacket will be able to be worn with many different outfits.

I recycled the buttons off a top my daughter no longer wanted and I think they work perfectly!

This jacket is officially my second sale. Woo hoo!

I have now created a facebook page listing all the things I've made that I am selling so check it out and send me a friend request while you're there :-)

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A School Jacket

Hello.

I seem to be making a lot of jackets and coats this year, but you need to when you have 6 kids.

Here is my latest one, made for my 10 year old.

I used the McCall's 5697 pattern.

I used some of the fabric I got from my Oma but it was not quite enough.

I had to compensate with a contrasting collar and facing.

I'm wishing I had of chosen a black or darker colour instead of the check now :(

I have made this jacket before but this is the first time I added the tabs to the sleeves.

I'm really happy with this feature.

Overall I'm very happy with this new school jacket for my daughter.

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Japanese Pattern Winter Jacket

Hello.

I am getting ready for Winter and have just finished another jacket for my daughter.

I used this pattern from one of my Japanese pattern books.

I loved this jacket from the moment I saw it.

I did encounter a couple of problems making it though. I used a pin striped velvet fabric and looking at the photos in the book I think they used a more stretchy fabric. Because of this I had a problem with the sleeves. They were supposed to fit in flat but I was unable to stretch the armhole so instead I had to slightly gather the sleeve. Not a major issue.

The collar had 2 pieces, one a little smaller than the other. I'm sure I was supposed to stretch the smaller piece so that when the collar was turned the seam would sit underneath. Well I couldn't stretch it here either so I just cut the 2 pieces the same size and made a regular collar.

The only other problem I had was with the buttonholes...those damn little buttonholes.

I even changed my needle for a sharp new one and still had issues. The first 2 worked like a dream but when sewing the top 2, my thread kept snapping and the feed dogs wouldn't feed my fabric through. So they ended up looking like this:

I like the pin tuck detail on the bodice though :)

We haven't really had much Winter weather here yet but I was pleased to get a little rain today so we went out to play .

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Reversible Swing Coat - Free pattern and Tutorial

Hello.

When I was browsing the web the other day I came across this free pattern and tutorial.

It called the Central Park Swing Coat and here is my version.

I made it out of brown suede one side and the same fabric I used for this project for the other side.

It does look rather like the example from the site I got the pattern from

but at least I knew it would look good :)

When I sewed  the buttons on I sewed them on so tightly that I couldn't get them through the buttonhole. I had to unpick them an sew them on loosely so they would go through. 

This was a good little project especially with the free pattern.

 It is a suitable vest to wear over a t-shirt or long sleeve top as the weather gets a little cooler.

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Getting Winter Started

Hello.

The other morning it was a little chilly and I noticed I didn't have many warm jackets for my 1 year old so I made this one up today. It is New Look 6927.

I actually made this jacket to match the birthday dress I made a couple of weeks ago.

I wanted it to remain quite plain so it can be worn with many outfits so I just added accents of the pink tartan under the collar and for the facings.

I used black piping around the collar and on the pockets.

The buttons were left over from when I made this dress. 

Does anyone know if there is a rule about what side the button/buttonholes go?

After I did the buttonholes on the righthand side

(which worked like a dream I might add, it's amazing what a sharp needle will do)

I thought to myself they should have been on the lefthand side.

If anyone has an answer I'd love you to leave a comment :)  

I'm not sure if she was hungry or if she found the jacket tasty but she wouldn't stop chewing her sleeves.

All I can say is...roll on Winter, my girl's got a jacket to wear.

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A Pink Coat

Hello.

I was really prepared for Winter this year. I made heaps of coats and jackets before the cold weather hit. This is one of them.

It was made using the New Look 6927 pattern.

I must be quite attracted to this style of jacket because I also bought this pattern.

I admit the top pattern is for 6 months to 4 years and the bottom one is for 3 - 8 years so I am sure to have at least one of these coats in my girls wardrobe for many years to come.

The fabric I used was thick stretchy ribbed material bought on special for less than $5 a metre.

It's great for keeing my girl warm, not so good for sewing buttonholes in though. Because I struggled so much getting the buttonholes to work, I opted for a press stud covered with a large matching pink button.

I added a little bow to the edge of the seam at the cuff.

This is a quick, easy pattern and worth a go if you're looking for a smart Winter coat.