Cropped Yoke Jacket Flap Pockets
Introducing a chic women's cropped jacket pattern, distinguished by its structured front yoke construction and stylish flap pockets, creating a polished and modern silhouette.
When To Wear
This jacket is perfect for adding a touch of tailored sophistication to various occasions:
- Transitional Weather: An ideal lightweight outer layer for spring and autumn seasons.
- Smart Casual Gatherings: Elevates a casual outfit for luncheons, brunches, or relaxed social events.
- Office or Business Casual: a professional yet stylish alternative to a blazer, paired with trousers or a skirt.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Cropped and fitted, designed to sit at the natural waistline.
Collar: Features a classic notched lapel collar with a defined stand.
Closure: Single-breasted front with a single button closure.
Sleeves: Tailored two-piece set-in sleeves for a refined arm shape.
Pockets: Functional flap pockets are strategically placed on the front yoke panels.
Yoke: Distinctive front yoke detail, extending over the shoulders for added structure.
Hem: Straight, cropped hemline.
Back: Clean, paneled back featuring a central seam for shaping.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires skills in constructing collars and lapels, setting two-piece sleeves, working with fusible interfacing and lining, and creating buttonholes.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose fabrics with good body and drape suitable for tailored outerwear:
- Lightweight coat fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- Lining fabric
- Shoulder pads
- 3 buttons
Cutter's Must
When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
Sewing Instructions
- Interface the pieces with fusible interfacing.
- Stitch shoulder and waist darts on back pieces, press dart intakes towards the center. Stitch the center back seam, press seam allowances open.
- Stitch bust darts, trim dart intakes to 1 cm, press towards the center.
- Fold flap pieces in pairs right sides together and stitch side and bottom edges. Trim seam allowances, turn flap right side out, straighten, press. Make a buttonhole.
- Attach the yoke to the front, inserting the flap according to markings. Press seam allowances towards the yoke.
- Stitch side and shoulder seams, clipping at the corner near the neckline, press seam allowances open.
- Stitch the center seam of the one-piece collar, press seam allowances open. Attach the collar to the neckline, press seam allowances open.
- Stitch shoulder seams of front facings and back neckline facing, press seam allowances open. Attach back hem facing to front facings, press seam allowances open. Stitch the center seam of the collar, press seam allowances open. Attach the collar to the facing neckline, clipping the allowance at the corner, press seam allowances open.
- Fold the front facing with the main garment right sides together and stitch all around the front edge, collar, and bottom. Understitch the front edge seam allowance to the front facing. The stitching should be 0.2 cm from the seam. Turn the front facing to the wrong side, straighten, press. Secure the collar attachment allowances together.
- Stitch and press open the elbow seam of the sleeve. Press up the sleeve hem. Stitch and press open the front seam of the sleeve. Set sleeves into armholes according to notches. Attach shoulder pads.
- Stitch lining pieces similarly to main fabric pieces, leaving an opening in the left elbow seam of the sleeve. Attach lining to facings and front facings. Turn the garment right side out, straighten seams.
- Mark and press up the garment hem. Face the garment hem and sleeve hem with lining. Stitch the technical opening closed.
- On the right front, make a buttonhole, on the left, sew on a button. Sew buttons corresponding to the flap buttonholes.
