Wide Pointed Collar Jacket with Pockets

Name: Wide Pointed Collar Jacket with Pockets
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 4836
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #4836

A women's fitted, hip-length jacket with a wide flat collar, a three-button front, front princess seams with side panels, two lined patch pockets and two-piece sleeves. Fully lined. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: suiting fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Tech. Description

Wide Pointed Collar Jacket with Pockets

A women's fitted, hip-length jacket with a wide flat collar, a three-button front, front princess seams with side panels, two lined patch pockets and two-piece sleeves. Fully lined.

When To Wear

To the office, over a dress or with a matching skirt or trousers.
In spring and autumn, with jeans and a plain top.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, shaped by front princess seams, side panels and a centre back seam.

Length: Hip length, straight hem.

Collar: Wide flat collar lying on the shoulders, cut double with interfacing in one layer, attached to the neckline and closed between the jacket and the facings.

Sleeves: Long, two-piece set-in sleeves with an elbow seam and an eased sleeve cap.

Closure: Single-breasted, three buttons with buttonholes on the right front; front facings and back neck facing interfaced.

Pockets: Two patch pockets with rounded lower corners, bagged out with a lining-fabric layer and topstitched to the front.

Back: Centre back seam and side panels.

Finishing: Jacket and sleeve hem allowances of 3 cm, interfaced; shoulder pads and sleeve heads.

Lining: Full lining including sleeves, cut from the main pieces minus the facings, sewn to the facings and to the jacket and sleeve hems; the jacket is turned through an opening in the left lining sleeve seam.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams, two-piece sleeves with an eased cap, a collar set between jacket and facings, and a bagged full lining.

Fabric Recommendations

Suiting fabrics from natural or blended fibres.

Additional Supplies

Lining fabric
Fusible interfacing (fronts, front facings, back neck facing, collar, hem allowances)
3 buttons
Shoulder pads
Sleeve heads

Cutter's Must

If the patterns have a double contour, seam allowances are included. If the contour is single, seam allowances are not included. 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 (don't forget to account for paired and symmetrical pieces).

From main fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Side – 2 pieces
- Front – 2 pieces
- Collar – 2 pieces
- Upper sleeve – 2 pieces
- Lower sleeve – 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 1 piece
- Front facing – 2 pieces
- Pocket – 2 pieces
From lining fabric:
- Back – 2 pieces
- Side – 2 pieces
- Front – 2 pieces
- Upper sleeve – 2 pieces
- Lower sleeve – 2 pieces
- Pocket – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing:
- Front – 2 pieces
- Back neckline facing – 1 piece
- Front facing – 2 pieces
- Collar – 1 piece

Attention: Front and back lining pieces are cut according to the main fabric patterns, subtracting the width of the front facings and back neckline facing, respectively.

Sewing Instructions

When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!

Fuse interfacing to the designated pieces. Also fuse interfacing to the hem allowances of the jacket bottom and sleeve bottom.
Stitch the princess seams of the front, press allowances towards the center.
Place the pocket piece with the lining face to face and stitch around the perimeter, leaving an opening for turning. Trim seam allowances at corners, turn the pocket right side out, smooth and press. Close the technical opening. Place pockets on the front according to markings and topstitch.
Stitch and press open the side and shoulder seams of the jacket.
Fold collars right sides together and stitch along the ends and outer edge. Clip seam allowances at curves, trim at corners. Turn the collar right side out, smooth, and press. Attach the collar to the neckline.
Stitch and press open the shoulder seams of the back neckline facing and front facings. Place front facings and facing with the front right sides together and stitch the front edge, neckline, and lower corner, stopping 1.5 cm before the edge of the front facing. Trim seam allowances at corners, clip at curves. Turn the front edges right side out, smooth seams, and press.
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, attach sleeve heads.
On the lining pieces, stitch seams and set sleeves, leaving an opening in the front left sleeve seam. Attach the lining to the inner edges of the front facings and facing. Press the bottom 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 through the opening. Close the opening.
On the right front, make buttonholes, and on the left front, sew on buttons.