Asymmteric Front Coat
Discover a women's sewing pattern for a contemporary lined coat featuring an asymmetrical wrap front, a chic stand-up collar, and relaxed wide sleeves.
When To Wear
This versatile coat offers sophisticated layering for various occasions, including:
-
Everyday Chic: Perfect for elevating daily ensembles with its unique silhouette and relaxed fit.
-
Transitional Weather: An ideal outerwear piece for cooler spring or autumn days, offering warmth without bulk.
-
Stylish Layering: Wear over dresses or tailored trousers for a modern, fashion-forward statement.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a relaxed, oversized short coat with a contemporary, comfortable fit.
Collar: Features a stylish high cut-on stand-up collar, creating a chic neckline.
Closure: An asymmetrical wrap front secured with a hidden button closure, detailed with 4 buttons as indicated in the pattern.
Sleeves: Wide, comfortable set-in sleeves with dropped shoulders, finishing at a flattering three-quarter length.
Pockets: No pockets are included in this design.
Back: Designed with a center back seam and hem shaping darts for a refined fit.
Hem: The front hemline features shaping darts.
Length: a versatile short coat length, falling approximately to mid-thigh.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires accurate construction of a lining, setting in sleeves with ease, and creating precise buttonholes.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose coat fabrics with body and drape to achieve the intended silhouette and structure:
- Coat fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Lining fabric
- Fusible interfacing
- 4 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 the coat bottom – 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 details). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- From main fabric:
- Back - 2 pieces
- Front - 2 pieces
- Front facing - 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 1 piece
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Sleeve facing – 2 pieces
- From lining fabric:
- Back - 2 pieces
- Front lining - 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
- Front facing - 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 1 piece
Attention! Lining pieces are cut deducting the width of the back neckline facing and sleeve facing.
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces.
- Stitch darts on the front, press allowances towards the center.
- Stitch the center back seam. Press allowances open. Stitch darts on the back. Press allowances towards the center.
- Stitch side and shoulder seams. Press allowances open.
- Machine buttonholes on the right front facing. Stitch shoulder seams of front facings and back neckline facing. Press allowance open.
- Place the front facing on the right side of the front, right sides together, pin and stitch along the front edge and neckline. Turn out the front edges and facing, straighten the seams.
- Stitch and press open the sleeve seam. Stitch and press open the sleeve facing seam. Place sleeve and sleeve facing right sides together and stitch along the lower edge. Turn the facing inwards and press. Set sleeves into armholes matching notches, easing the sleeve cap.
- On the lining fabric pieces, stitch seams and set sleeves, leaving an opening in the front left sleeve seam.
- Stitch the lining to the inner edges of the front facings and the back neckline facing.
- Stitch the lining to the bottom edge of the garment and the sleeve facing. Turn the coat right side out through the opening. Close the opening.
- Machine buttonholes on the left front. Sew buttons onto the right front from the front facing side.
