Short Double-Breasted A-Line Coat with Turn-Down Collar

Name: Short Double-Breasted A-Line Coat with Turn-Down Collar
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5021
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5021

A short women's A-line coat with a double-breasted front and a turn-down collar. Each sleeve is cut in one with a side front and a side back panel, joined to the centre front and middle back by topstitched seams. Fully lined. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: medium-weight coating fabrics that hold an A-line shape: wool or wool-blend coating, boiled wool, light melton.

Tech. Description

Short Double-Breasted A-Line Coat with Turn-Down Collar

When To Wear

In autumn and spring over dresses and skirts.
With trousers and a knit top for everyday wear.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: A-line, widening from the waist to the hem.

Collar: Turn-down collar cut on the fold, the under collar sewn into the coat neckline and the upper collar into the neckline of the facings.

Sleeves: Long sleeves cut in one with the side front and side back panels, with an upper sleeve seam continuing the shoulder seam and an underarm seam continuing the side seam.

Front: Double-breasted, six buttons in three pairs, buttonholes on the right front, separate front facings. The centre front panel is topstitched along its seam with the side front.

Back: Middle back cut on the fold, joined to the side backs by seams topstitched on the middle back.

Finishing: Interfaced hem allowances; facings sewn to the hem; shoulder pads.

Lining: Full lining sewn to the front facings and back neckline facing, hemmed separately.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Sleeves cut in one with body panels, a collar set between the coat and the facings, a full lining and buttonholes.

Fabric Recommendations

Medium-weight coating fabrics that hold an A-line shape: wool or wool-blend coating, boiled wool, light melton.

Additional Supplies

Lining fabric
Fusible interfacing (front facings, collar, back neckline facing, hem allowances)
6 buttons
Shoulder pads

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Middle Back - 1 piece on fold
Side Back - 2 pieces
Center Front - 2 pieces
Side Front - 2 pieces
Center Front Facing - 2 pieces
Collar - 2 pieces on fold
Back Neckline Facing - 1 piece on fold
From lining fabric:
Middle Back - 1 piece on fold, minus the width of the back neckline facing
Center Front - 2 pieces, minus the width of the center front facings
Side Back - 2 pieces
Side Front - 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing: reinforce the center front facings, collar and back neckline facing. Additionally, press interfacing to the hem allowances.

Sewing Instructions

Sew the panel seams joining the middle back to the side backs. Topstitch along the middle back from the right side.
Sew the center front to the side front. Topstitch along the center front from the right side.
Sew the shoulder seams and upper sleeve seams.
Sew the under collar into the neckline of the back and fronts. Sew the shoulder seams of the center front facings and the back neckline facing. Sew the upper collar into the neckline of the facings.
Place the center front facings on the fronts right sides together and pin along the front edges; pin the edges of the upper and under collar together. Stitch along the front edges and collar, then turn out. Stitch together the pressed-open seam allowances of the under collar seam and the back neckline facing seam.
Sew the side seams and underarm sleeve seams. Hem the coat. Sew the center front facings to the hem allowance.
Hem the sleeves.
Attach the shoulder pads.
Sew the lining pieces together. Sew the lining to the inner edges of the center front facings and the back neckline facing. Hem the lining.
Make buttonholes on the right front. Sew on the buttons.