The Avid Seamstress Coat

The Avid Seamstress

£10.80 – £20.00

Buy the Coat sewing pattern from The Avid Seamstress. With a slim silhouette, the Coat offers a modern twist on the classic winter coat. Princess seams feature a clever in-seam pocket, while the drop sleeves make for a relaxed yet stylish look. This sewing pattern is incredibly versatile, working well in a range of fabrics from mid-to-heavy weight coating material to lighter woven fabrics – great for an alternative spring trench coat. The three quarter length hem is perfect over dresses or trousers, offering both elegance and warmth on a chilly day. Other features include a notched collar, two-button front closure, kick pleat and bagged lining (fully faced in the centre front panels / half lining in the coat back).

This sewing pattern is available to buy in the following formats:

– PAPER (next working day dispatch on orders and FREE UK delivery over £50)

– PDF (available to download immediately after purchase). What is a PDF?

– PDF pattern + Printed A0 copy shop (We print out the A0 pattern sheets, but you’ll need to download the digital instructions, as we don’t print these. The PDF files will be emailed immediately after purchase, and the A0 pattern sheets will be dispatched next working day). What is Copy Shop?

What we think: This classic coat would be a fantastic first venture into coat making. It features a lot of the classic tailoring details without the time consuming construction.

Suggested fabrics: As the garment is not fully lined, the Coat suits a fabric that has edges that can be left raw, such as boiled wool. Medium to heavy weight wool, wool blends, linens, boucle, melton are also suitable.

Fabric requirements: The measurements are based on plain fabric or fabric with a print that doesn’t require pattern matching. Should your fabric require pattern matching, allow for more fabric. The coat back lining is made from standard lining fabric. Should you wish to use the same fabric for the back lining as the main fabric, purchase an extra 0.5 m of the main fabric. The sleeves are unlined. Should you wish to line the sleeves (tutorial on The Avid Seamstress website), purchase a total of 1.2 m of lining fabric for the lining and the sleeves.

112 cm wide fabric: 3 – 4 m // 145 cm wide fabric: 2.8 – 3.5 m // Lining: 0.5 m.

Sizing: UK 6 – 22. Please check the size chart and finished garment measurements.

Notions: Thread; two 2 – 2.5 cm buttons; 3 m of bias binding to bind the front facing and back lining; 1.8 m of iron-on interfacing (90 cm wide).

PDF pattern includes: Instructions; A4 print-at-home pattern (55 pages); US letter print-at-home pattern (56 pages); A0 copy shop pattern (3 sheets).

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