Summer Jacket
This women's sewing pattern presents a stylish summer jacket featuring an elegant shawl collar, an open front, and functional three-quarter length roll-up sleeves.
When To Wear
This versatile jacket offers comfortable, light layering for various occasions:
- Everyday & Casual Outings: Perfect for a stylish addition to daily wear or weekend activities.
- Travel & Exploration: An ideal lightweight layer for warmer climates and sightseeing.
- Smart Casual Ensembles: Elevates a simple top and trousers/skirt for a polished yet relaxed look.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a relaxed, semi-fitted silhouette reaching to the hip, offering comfortable wear.
Neckline & Collar: Features a graceful shawl collar that flows into an open front.
Sleeves: Three-quarter length sleeves with a tab and button detail, designed to be rolled up for a casual look.
Back: a clean back design with a distinct back yoke seam.
Length: Hip-length, providing a contemporary and versatile layering piece.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires skills in collar and facing construction, setting in sleeves, and creating button tabs.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose lightweight to medium-weight fabrics with some structure for the best drape and shape:
- Suiting fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- Two buttons
Cutter's Must
If the patterns have a double contour, they include seam allowances. If the contour is single, the patterns do not include seam allowances. Seam allowances: all seams 1 cm. Hem allowance – 2.5 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90cm to 150cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- From main fabric:
- Back - 1 piece on fold
- Back yoke – 1 piece
- Front – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Front facing — 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing — 1 piece
- Tab – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Front facing — 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing — 1 piece
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to relevant pieces.
- Stitch the yoke to the back. Overlock seam allowances and press upwards.
- Stitch the center seam of the one-piece collar. Clip the shoulder seam allowance at the corner. Stitch the shoulder seams, simultaneously setting the collar into the neckline. Clip and press the seam allowances.
- Stitch the center seam of the collar on the front facing pieces. Press the seam allowance open. Stitch the shoulder seams of the back neckline facing and front facing, simultaneously setting the collar into the neckline. Overlock the outer edge. Fold the main garment and front facing right sides together and stitch along the front edge and collar. Clip seam allowances, trim corners, turn the front facings to the wrong side and press.
- Fold the tabs in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch along the long and short edges. Turn right side out, trimming seam allowances at corners, straighten and press. Overlock the open short edge. Stitch a buttonhole on the tab. Topstitch the tabs to the wrong side of the sleeves according to markings.
- Set the sleeves into the open armholes. Overlock seam allowances and press towards the sleeve.
- Stitch the side seams, simultaneously with the sleeve seams. Overlock seam allowances and press towards the back.
- Stitch the cuff into a loop. Fold the cuff piece in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Stitch the outer side of the cuff to the sleeve, fold the seam allowance of the inner side of the cuff inwards and topstitch into the seam of the outer cuff attachment.
- Overlock the bottom edge of the garment. Press seam allowances to the wrong side and topstitch.
- Overlock buttonholes on the tabs. Sew buttons onto the sleeves.
