Jacket with Decorative Front Placket
Introducing a women's sewing pattern for a chic jacket featuring a deep V-neckline and a meticulously fitted waist with a three-button closure.
When To Wear
This fitted jacket offers versatile styling for various occasions, making it an excellent choice for:
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Professional Settings: Ideal for office wear or business meetings due to its tailored silhouette.
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Smart Casual Outings: Perfect for adding a polished touch to everyday ensembles or date nights.
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Semi-Formal Events: a sophisticated layering piece for dinners or social gatherings.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Tailored and fitted, designed to cinch the waist for a flattering shape.
Neckline: A sophisticated cut-on low funnel collar with deep V-neckline, creating an elegant open front.
Closure: Three-button front closure centrally located on the fitted waist panel.
Sleeves: Full-length, two-piece set-in sleeves for a smooth, tailored finish.
Waist: Features a wide, structured waistband-like panel that enhances the fitted silhouette.
Back: Constructed with a defined waist seam and vertical seams for refined shaping.
Length: Finishes at hip length, offering a versatile jacket suitable for various pairings.
Level Of Difficulty
Advanced. Involves precise tailoring techniques, complex panel construction, lining installation, and sleeve setting with gathering.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose suiting fabrics that offer structure and drape for a polished finish:
- Thin suiting fabric from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- Lining fabric
- Shoulder pads
- Sleeve heads
- 3 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 for jacket bottom and sleeve bottom 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 (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match! Note: Lining pieces are cut according to the main fabric patterns, subtracting the width of the back neckline facing and the front facing respectively.
- From main fabric:
- Center back – 2 pieces
- Side back – 2 pieces
- Back insert — 1 piece
- Lower back – 1 piece
- Center front – 2 pieces
- Front insert – 2 pieces
- Lower front – 2 pieces
- Upper sleeve – 2 pieces
- Lower sleeve – 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 1 piece
- Front facing – 2 pieces
- Decorative placket – 2 pieces
- From lining fabric:
- Center back – 2 pieces
- Center front – 2 pieces
- Side back – 2 pieces
- Front insert – 2 pieces
- Back insert — 1 piece
- Upper sleeve – 2 pieces
- Lower sleeve – 2 pieces
- Lower front – 2 pieces
- Lower back – 1 piece
- From fusible interlining:
- Center front
- Back neckline facing
- Sleeve hem allowance
- Front facing
- Decorative placket
Sewing Instructions
- Reinforce pieces with fusible interlining. Reinforce the back neckline and sleeve hem allowance.
- On the back, stitch darts, press depths towards the center. On the back, stitch princess seams. Press allowances open towards the center. Stitch the center back seam. Press allowance open.
- On the front, stitch pleats according to markings. Press depths towards the center.
- Attach inserts to the front and back. Attach lower parts. Press allowances open.
- Stitch and press open the side and shoulder seams of the jacket.
- Fold the decorative placket in half lengthwise and stitch the upper section. Turn right side out and press. Attach the decorative placket to the jacket placket.
- Stitch and press open the elbow seam of the sleeve. Press up the sleeve hem. Stitch and press open the front sleeve seam. Along the sleeve cap edge, stitch with loosely tensioned stitches and gather. Set sleeves into armholes according to notches. Insert shoulder pads, sew in sleeve heads.
- On the lining pieces, stitch seams and set sleeves, leaving an opening in the front right sleeve seam. Stitch shoulder seams of front facings and neckline facing. Press allowances open. Attach lining to front facings and neckline facing.
- Place the front facing on the right side of the front piece, right side down, pin and stitch along the placket and neckline. Stitch the lower edges of the front facings to the front piece strictly along the marked hemline, stopping 1.5 cm before the inner edge of the front facing. Trim allowances at corners. Turn plackets right side out, straighten seams. Press the lower edge of the garment to the wrong side. Attach the lining to the bottom of the garment and the bottom of the sleeve. Turn the jacket right side out through the opening. Sew up the opening.
- On the right front, overlock buttonholes, and on the left front, sew on buttons.
