Jacket with Lace Panels
A sophisticated women's sewing pattern for a fitted jacket featuring a stylish cut-on stand collar, shaped silhouette, and elegant lace panels.
When To Wear
This jacket is designed for versatile styling, making it an ideal choice for:
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Business & Smart Casual: Elevate your professional or everyday ensembles with a chic and polished outer layer.
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Evening & Special Occasions: The delicate lace panels make this jacket a perfect choice for semi-formal gatherings or sophisticated evenings out.
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Layering Essential: a versatile piece to add structure and detail over dresses.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a finely tailored, fitted silhouette that gracefully accentuates the waist.
Neckline & Collar: Features a cut-on stand collar for a sleek and refined look.
Closure: a functional separating zipper closure runs down the center front.
Sleeves: Long, two-piece set-in sleeves designed for a smooth, tailored finish.
Detailing: Decorative piping is integrated into the panel seams for subtle textural interest.
Panels: Elegant lace overlay panels define the side fronts, lower front, side backs, and lower back, adding a touch of feminine sophistication.
Waist: Defined by shaping and a decorative ribbon tie detail at the front.
Hem: The front hem is gently curved, while the back hem maintains a straight line.
Length: Finishes at hip length, offering a flattering proportion.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires careful attention to precise panel matching, working with lace overlay, zipper insertion, and full lining construction.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose structured yet pliable fabrics to support the tailored shape, complemented by delicate lace:
- Thin suiting fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
- Lace fabric for panel overlays
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- Lining fabric
- Decorative piping
- Decorative ribbon/trim (2.5 – 3 cm wide)
- Separating zipper
- Shoulder pads
- Sleeve heads
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 for sleeve hem 3 cm. Attention! First, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90 cm to 150 cm) to determine how much material you will need (don't forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). Attention: Lining back pieces are cut according to the main fabric patterns, subtracting the width of the back and front neckline facings respectively.
- From main fabric:
- Center back – 2 pieces
- Side back – 2 pieces
- Lower back – 1 piece
- Center front – 2 pieces
- Side front – 2 pieces
- Lower front – 2 pieces
- Upper sleeve – 2 pieces
- Lower sleeve – 2 pieces
- Front neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Center back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- Side back neckline facing – 2 pieces
- From lining fabric:
- Center back – 2 pieces
- Center front – 2 pieces
- Side back – 2 pieces
- Side front – 2 pieces
- Upper sleeve – 2 pieces
- Lower sleeve – 2 pieces
- Lower front – 2 pieces
- Lower back – 1 piece
- From lace:
- Side back – 2 pieces
- Side front – 2 pieces
- Lower front – 2 pieces
- Lower back – 2 pieces
- From fusible interlining:
- Center front
- Back neckline facing
- Front facing
- Sleeve hem
Sewing Instructions
When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- Fuse interlining to the designated pieces. Cut the dart depth in the middle. Insert decorative piping and stitch.
- Lay the lace pieces onto the lower and side parts of the jacket and secure with a stitch along the contour 0.5 cm from the edge.
- On the back, stitch the princess seams, inserting decorative piping between the pieces. Press seam allowances towards the center. Stitch the center back seam. Press seam allowance open.
- On the front, stitch the princess seams, inserting decorative piping between the pieces. Press seam allowances towards the center.
- Attach the lower parts of the jacket. Press seam allowances open.
- Stitch and press open the side and shoulder seams of the jacket.
- Topstitch decorative trim on both sides, laying it over the seam where the lower parts were attached.
- 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, easing the sleeve cap. Insert shoulder pads, sew in sleeve heads.
- Insert the separating zipper, placing decorative piping between the zipper and the front edge, starting from the seam where the lower parts were attached.
- On the lining pieces, stitch the seams and set in the sleeves, leaving an opening in the front right sleeve seam. Stitch the back facings. Press seam allowances open. Stitch the shoulder seams of the front facings and back facings. Press seam allowances open. Attach the lining to the front facings and back facing. Attach the lower lining pieces.
- Place the front facing on the right side of the front piece, right side down, pin, and stitch along the front edge, neckline, and hem. Turn the front edges to the right side, straighten the seams. Secure the seam allowances of the lower main fabric parts and lining with machine stitching or hand stitches. Turn the jacket through the opening. Close the opening.
- Sew a decorative bow to one side of the jacket.
