Sunday 25 October 2015

simplicity 1254 Leanne Marshall coat: Part Two

The next part of the construction was to attach the lining and outer coat together. With the fabric right sides together I first sewed the side seams together. I then followed the confusing instructions on how to incorporate the lining into the corners of the coat whilst leaving a border of coat fabric around it...


Here's some close up shots of this bit, the instructions on the pattern were pretty useless so anyone wanting to make this coat might find colour photos useful!






Looks great when you flip it back around the right way!



The zip is the easiest bit, its just plonked on top so i bought one with nice metal teeth.


Next you turn the coat inside out again to sew up the bottom seam a couple of cms up from the bottom. You also want to leave the lining a bit longer than your coat to allow for movement. The last thing you want is for all your seams to pop open the first time you bend over!




Ta da! Side and bottom seams done :) I attached the bottoms of the sleeves together and then sewed some discrete stitches by hand to anchor the tops of the sleeve lining to the coat so it wasn't all sitting loose.



I decided against doing the caped hood which, ironically, was the feature that drew me to this pattern in the first place. The main reason was the hood wouldn't have been functional at all and i like a hood so i don't have to carry a brolly! Also, i like the ruffles on my sleeve seams and didn't want this detail hid beneath a cape. So, i drew around a hood off another coat and made one from the wool and one from the lining. I made the lining version slightly smaller so that the wool would roll around into the inside and make a border preventing the lining from poking out.



Here's my little border created by cutting the lining a bit smaller. I top stitched all the edges on the coat to make it look a little bit more professional.


I used the machine to attach the wool part of the hood to the coat then sewed the lining up by hand, adding a useful little hook.




And here's the finished product :)




I'm really pleased with the coat. I like it more and more as i wear it. Once i've worn this one out i'm sure i'll make another...



UPDATE: recently added some applique patches which really seem to be catching on lately...







2 comments:

  1. I liked the hood on the original but don't like the look of it when down, think I will give your idea a go! Thank you, it has given me a bit more confidence to have a go at the pattern.

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  2. Thanks, good luck with your coat!

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