All the pattern pieces are cut out so I'm ready to start. I like to get the hardest parts out of the way first. For most coats that means the fronts, and that's the case for this pea coat. My plan is to do them over two days. Even though I've walked myself through the [...]
Category: welt pockets
Completing the welt pocket
Moving right along. Now we're working on the inside of the coat. Take the larger pocket piece and align it with the other piece of pocketing. While doing this, smooth the pocketing and the coat fabric flat. Pin the pocket bags together, but BASTE the the upper pocketing to the coat fabric above the welt [...]
Fire up the blog! The welt pocket mock-up
It's good to be back. My mom is doing much better and I've left her in the care of her cairn terrier, Tessa. I'm back in Maine and back on the pea coat project. My "sew-alonger" in the UK has probably already finished the damn coat! Anyway, today I did a mock-up of the welt [...]
Saying NO to Japanese pockets
Against all your wise advice, I've cut out the coat and started construction. BTW here's a photo of the design. Black flannel... Yawn. Maybe now you can see why a contrasting collar might bring this severe design a little life. One of the photos shows the wool glen plaid fabric that I'll be using for [...]
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