Single-Breasted Peplum Jacket
Introducing a sophisticated women's sewing pattern for a single-breasted jacket, expertly tailored with a sharp notched collar, structured silhouette, and a gracefully flared peplum.
When To Wear:
- Professional Settings: Perfect for office wear, business meetings, or corporate events.
- Formal & Semi-Formal Occasions: An elegant choice for dinners, presentations, or stylish daytime events.
- Smart Casual Chic: Elevates a smart casual outfit, pairing well with skirts or tailored trousers.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Tailored and fitted through the torso, with a defined waistline that transitions into a elegant, flared peplum.
Collar & Lapel: Features a classic notched lapel collar with a structured stand for a polished neckline.
Closure: Single-breasted front with a refined four-button closure.
Sleeves: Expertly crafted two-piece set-in sleeves ensure a smooth, tailored fit.
Back: Designed with multi-panel construction and vertical shaping seams that continue into the peplum, enhancing the tailored fit.
Length: Sits at a flattering hip length, accentuating the peplum detail.
Level Of Difficulty
Advanced. Requires confident tailoring skills including precise collar and lapel construction, multi-panel garment assembly, full lining integration, and neat buttonholes.
Fabric Recommendations
Select medium-weight fabrics with good drape and body to support the tailored structure and peplum:
- Suiting fabrics such as tweed, bouclé, gabardine, or wool blends
- Brocade or heavy satin for a more formal aesthetic
Additional Supplies
- Lining fabric
- Fusible interfacing
- 4 buttons
- Shoulder pads
Cutter's Must
- Main fabric:
- Center front - qty 2
- Under facing - qty 2
- Side front - qty 2
- Upper back - qty 1 on fold
- Lower back - qty 1 on fold
- Collar - qty 2 on fold
- Upper sleeve - qty 2
- Lower sleeve - qty 2
- Sleeve hem facing - qty 2
- Back neckline facing - qty 1 on fold
- Fusible interfacing:
- Under facing - qty 2
- Collar - qty 2 on fold
- Sleeve hem facing - qty 2
- Back neckline facing - qty 1 on fold
- Lining:
- Center front - qty 2
- Side front - qty 2
- Upper back - qty 1 on fold
- Lower back - qty 1 on fold
- Upper sleeve - qty 2
- Lower sleeve - qty 2
Sewing Instructions
- Stitch the lower and bust darts of the front. Stitch the darts on the upper and lower back PANELs.
- Attach the side front PANELs to the center front PANELs.
- Attach the lower back to the upper back.
- Stitch the side and shoulder seams.
- Cleanly stitch the collar along the outer contour.
- Fold the under FACINGs right sides together with the front PANELs and topstitch to the fronts and lapels up to the collar insertion point. Clip the seam allowance near this point. Attach the back neckline facing to the upper ends of the under FACINGs. Place the collar with raw edges between the jacket and the under FACINGs with the facing, the lower collar lies on the jacket. Attach the upper collar to the neckline of the under FACINGs and facing. Insert the lower collar into the jacket neckline. Clip the seam allowances at the curves multiple times. Press the seam allowances open. Turn the under FACINGs and facing to the wrong side, press the edges. From the inside, sew the collar insertion seam allowances in the back neckline area.
- Turn the under FACINGs forward. Turn the hem seam allowances to the wrong side up to the fronts, sew. Turn the under FACINGs to the wrong side again, sew to the hem seam allowances.
- Stitch the sleeve seams. Stitch the seams of the sleeve hem FACINGs. Finish the sleeve hem with the facing. Clip the seam allowances and press to the right side. Insert the sleeves into the jacket armholes. Attach shoulder pads.
- Stitch the lining seams. Attach the front edges of the lining right sides together to the under FACINGs, starting and ending the seam about 8cm from the bottom edge. Pull the lining wrong side to wrong side into the jacket. Turn under the open edges of the lining and sew to the hem seam allowances of the jacket and sleeves. Sew the remaining open front edges of the lining to the under FACINGs.
- Make buttonholes along the right front according to the markings. Sew on buttons.
