Here's my finished coat! Here are all of the details!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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A Guided Sew-Along
for those who want to construct a winter coat. Construction will begin July 2008, but be incrementally slow enough so that you can work on other projects and have a life too.
Timeline
May - Gather materials
June - muslin for fit and style, prep fabrics
July - finish fitting muslin
July - cutting/mounting/ interfacing
September - lapel shaping, pockets and buttonholes
September - finish construction of shell, sleeves
Mid to late Sept/Early October - construct lining
October - lining into coat
Goal - finish by middle of October
Timeline
May - Gather materials
June - muslin for fit and style, prep fabrics
July - finish fitting muslin
July - cutting/mounting/ interfacing
September - lapel shaping, pockets and buttonholes
September - finish construction of shell, sleeves
Mid to late Sept/Early October - construct lining
October - lining into coat
Goal - finish by middle of October
Key Topics
PATTERN:
Pattern Ideas
FABRIC:
Thoughts On Fabric
Animal Hair and Luxury Fiber Fabrics
Rainwear Fabrics
Special Handling for Velvets
Trueing up Grain and Fabric Prep
Thoughts on Linings
PREPARATION WORK:
Order of Construction
Thoughts on Muslins
Constructing and Fitting the Muslin (Toile) Part 1
Constructing and Fitting the Muslin Part 2
Drafting a 2-Piece Sleeve from a 1-Piece pattern
Pocket types and Considerations
CUTTING YOUR FABRIC:
Layout and Cutting your fabric
UNDERLININGS, INTERLININGS & INTERFACINGS
Underlinings and Interlinings
Underlining and Interlining your fabric
Choosing Interfacings
Interfacing sources, online USA
Interfacing, the Next Step
MISCELLANEOUS:
Reading Wrinkles in the Sleeve Cap
Buttonhole decisions
Paco's tutorial on Pad Stitching for Shaping
Els' Sleeve Head Tutorial
Q & A October
Pattern Ideas
FABRIC:
Thoughts On Fabric
Animal Hair and Luxury Fiber Fabrics
Rainwear Fabrics
Special Handling for Velvets
Trueing up Grain and Fabric Prep
Thoughts on Linings
PREPARATION WORK:
Order of Construction
Thoughts on Muslins
Constructing and Fitting the Muslin (Toile) Part 1
Constructing and Fitting the Muslin Part 2
Drafting a 2-Piece Sleeve from a 1-Piece pattern
Pocket types and Considerations
CUTTING YOUR FABRIC:
Layout and Cutting your fabric
UNDERLININGS, INTERLININGS & INTERFACINGS
Underlinings and Interlinings
Underlining and Interlining your fabric
Choosing Interfacings
Interfacing sources, online USA
Interfacing, the Next Step
MISCELLANEOUS:
Reading Wrinkles in the Sleeve Cap
Buttonhole decisions
Paco's tutorial on Pad Stitching for Shaping
Els' Sleeve Head Tutorial
Q & A October
Blog Archive
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2011
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- ► 02/27 - 03/06 (1)
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2009
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- ► 12/20 - 12/27 (1)
- ► 11/29 - 12/06 (1)
- ► 03/15 - 03/22 (2)
- ► 02/15 - 02/22 (1)
- ► 02/01 - 02/08 (2)
- ► 01/25 - 02/01 (3)
- ► 01/18 - 01/25 (4)
- ► 01/11 - 01/18 (1)
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2008
(268)
- ► 12/28 - 01/04 (2)
- ► 12/21 - 12/28 (2)
- ► 12/14 - 12/21 (2)
- ► 12/07 - 12/14 (1)
- ► 11/23 - 11/30 (4)
- ► 11/16 - 11/23 (10)
- ► 11/09 - 11/16 (4)
- ► 11/02 - 11/09 (4)
- ► 10/26 - 11/02 (3)
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- ► 10/12 - 10/19 (2)
- ► 10/05 - 10/12 (3)
- ► 09/28 - 10/05 (5)
- ► 09/21 - 09/28 (2)
- ► 09/14 - 09/21 (5)
- ► 09/07 - 09/14 (8)
- ► 08/31 - 09/07 (3)
- ► 08/24 - 08/31 (3)
- ► 08/17 - 08/24 (1)
- ► 08/10 - 08/17 (7)
- ► 07/27 - 08/03 (4)
- ► 07/20 - 07/27 (9)
- ► 07/13 - 07/20 (13)
- ► 07/06 - 07/13 (5)
- ► 06/29 - 07/06 (12)
- ► 06/22 - 06/29 (17)
- ► 06/15 - 06/22 (17)
- ► 06/08 - 06/15 (28)
- ► 06/01 - 06/08 (19)
- ► 05/25 - 06/01 (39)
- ► 05/18 - 05/25 (20)
- ► 05/11 - 05/18 (12)
Patterns Used in the Great Coat Sewalong
| BWOF 9/05.102 | MelissaF, LisetteM, KayY |
| BWOF 10/06. | LindaF |
| Burda 7855 | LauraM, LindaF, Rose |
| Burda 8022 | ChristineB, Dawn, |
| Burda 8171 | Heidi |
| Burda 8292 | NancySeattle, Silver Threads |
| Butterick 4663 | SuitYourself |
| Butterick 4665 | Adrienne, Sigrid, Rosemary |
| Butterick 5145 | EricaB, Patrice, Jean-in-NC, Alethia |
| Marfy F1414 | Jenny |
| McCalls 5247 | Jamie, LindaDanville, Digs |
| McCalls 5513 | Sandra |
| McCalls 5525 | Lucinda |
| Neue Mode 23448 | SuitYourself |
| Patrones n247.30 Patrones n249 Self Drafted | Tany Angela O Gry |
| Simplicity 3672 | Silver Threads, |
| Simplicity 4084 | Silver Threads, NancyK, Susan (FabricLuver) |
| Simplicity 4403 | ClaireC, Erin, Patrice, AnnB |
| Vogue 1032 | Zoubida |
| Vogue 1266 | Laura, Diggs |
| Vogue 2475 | Caity |
| Vogue 2873 | Marji, EricaB |
| Vogue 2884 | PattiF, Susan (FabricLuver) |
| Vogue 2922 | Marji, Summerset |
| Vogue 2935 | Nneka |
| Vogue 2988 | Elizabeth |
| Vogue 7978 | LindsayT, Carolyn, MarilynB, MaryOK Merry-one |
| Vogue 7979 | Robin |
| Vogue 8299 | Vicki |
| Vogue 8306 | NancyK, |
| Vogue 8346 | Lisa, Bonnie, Gaylen, ClaireS |
| Vogue 8438 | KarenT, Adrienne, Cennetta, Kellie |
| Vogue 8480 | Bonnie, Patrice |
| Vintage or OOP editions | Marji, CafeCouture, Shannon, Marguerite, MarilynB, BarbaraP, Susanne |
| Men's | MichelleL, Jamie |
Resources
- Atlanta Thread - tailoring supplies
- B. Black & Sons woolens
- B.Black and Sons - tailoring supplies
- Farmhouse Fabrics, Batiste and Broadcloth
- FIT Bookstore - Muslin
- G Street Fabrics, cotton flannel for interlining
- G&H for Sunback lining
- Gorgeous Fabrics coating fabrics
- Greenberg & Hammer
- MacPhee Workshop - Canadian Source for thinsulate and fabrics
- Michaels Fabrics - Zegna woolens
- Pennine Fabrics - European Source for thinsulate and fabric
- The Sewing Place, tailoring supplies, interfacings,
- Vogue Fabrics cotton flannel colors,interlining
Sewing Along
- 365 Dresses
- Adrienne
- Alexandra
- Allison
- AngelaO
- Ann Made Studio
- Ann_B
- BCN - UNIQUE designer patterns
- Bonnie O.
- Bunny
- Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)
- Cennetta
- Christine
- Claire S.
- Claire
- Connie B
- Dawn
- Digs
- Els
- EverythingErin
- Gorgeous Things
- Gry
- Heidi
- Jamie
- Jean in NC
- Jenny
- Kathleen C.
- Kathleen Fasanella
- Kathryn, aka fzxdoc
- KayY
- LauraLo
- LauraM
- Liana
- Lisa
- Lisette M
- Liz
- Lorri
- Lynn
- Maggie
- Mardel
- Mariela Alethia
- MarilynB
- Marji
- Mary Beth
- Mary OK
- Mary
- MaryJ
- Melissa Fehr Trade
- Michelle
- Ms. Fine Fabrics
- Nancy K
- Nancy Winningham
- NancySeattle
- Nneka
- Patricia
- Paula Gardner
- Peggy
- Rose
- Sandra
- Sew Wilde
- SewingLibrarian
- Shannon
- Sigrid
- Suit Yourself Couture
- Summerset
- Tany
- Unknown
- Vicki
- When Ladies Dressed
- a little sewing
- babsi1111
- cidell
- dancingfish
- ejvc
- fabricluver (Susan)
- laura
- merry-one
- nancy2001
- patti
- toy
©2008 The Great Coat Sewalong. All rights reserved.
4 comments:
This second coat looks great as well. I loved seeing all the tailoring techniques on your blog.
Just gorgeous, and you look wonderful in it. Beautiful fabric choice. Have fun wearing it!
this is absolutely gorgeous Erica! you've made such a beautiful piece! Bravo!
That's one GREAT coat, ERICA! You did an outstandig job!
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