The Sewing Workshop Charlie Bomber Jacket

Buy the Charlie Bomber Jacket sewing pattern from The Sewing Workshop. This hip-length, semi-fitted bomber jacket has forward shoulders, a front zipper closure, ribbed hip band and full length sleeves finished with ribbed cuffs.

View A: The body of the jacket is underlined and quilted with overlapping fringed denim yokes in the front and back.

View B: An unlined jacket without yokes, trimmed with a ribbed hip band and cuffs.

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

– 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?

Suggested fabrics: 

View A: Outer fashion fabric: light to medium-weight cotton sateen or cotton twill // Underlining: cotton jersey // Ribbing: cotton/spandex, rayon/polyester/cotton/spandex.

View B: Light to medium-weight cotton, wool, corduroy, denim, medium-weight knit // Ribbing: cotton/spandex, rayon/polyester/cotton/spandex.

Fabric requirements:

View A:

Outer fashion fabric: 56/60″ (142/152 cm) wide fabric: 1 5/8 yd (1.5 m).

Underlining: 56/60″ (142/152 cm) wide fabric: 1 5/8 yd (1.5 m).

Denim: 56/60″ (142/152 cm) wide fabric: 7/8 yd (0.8 m).

Ribbing: 51" (130 cm) wide fabric: 5/8 yd (0.6 m).

View B:

Fashion fabric: 45″ (114 cm) wide fabric: 2 1/8 - 2 5/8 yd (2 - 2.4 m) // 56/60″ (142/152 cm) wide fabric: 1 3/4 - 2 1/4 yd (1.6 - 2.1 m).

Ribbing: 41/51" (104/130 cm) wide fabric: 5/8 yd (0.6 m).

Sizing: XS – XXL (approx. UK 6 – 18/20, based on our standardised size chart). Please also check the designer's size chart and finished garment measurements.

Notions: Thread; 24" separating zipper.

PDF pattern includes: Instructions; print-at-home pattern (38 pages); 36″ wide copy shop pattern (1 sheet); A0 copy shop pattern (2 sheets) // Layers: No // Projector file: No.

Note: The measurements in the instructions are in yards and inches only.

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