Collarless V-Neck Button Front Long Coat
Introducing a sophisticated women's sewing pattern for a tailored long coat, distinguished by its collarless V-neck design, elegant button front, and sleek, elongated silhouette.
When To Wear
This versatile coat is perfect for adding a touch of elegance to various occasions, making it an excellent choice for:
- Professional Settings: Ideal for layering over work attire for a polished and confident look.
- Smart-Casual Gatherings: Elevate your outfit for brunches, dinners, or cultural events with its refined style.
- Transitional Weather: A sophisticated outer layer for cooler spring or autumn days, offering warmth without bulk.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: A long, fitted silhouette with a straight cut that skims the body, offering an elegant and modern profile.
Neckline & Collar: Features a refined collarless V-neckline that creates a clean, sophisticated frame for any ensemble.
Closure: A distinguished button front closure down the center front, ensuring a secure and stylish fit.
Sleeves: Expertly crafted two-piece set-in sleeves provide a smooth, tailored finish and ease of movement.
Back: Designed with subtle back darts and a center back seam for a contoured shape that enhances the garment's tailored fit.
Length: Falls gracefully to just above the knee, offering versatile coverage suitable for various occasions.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. This pattern requires confident sewing skills, including precise dart construction, setting two-piece sleeves, tailored lining insertion with an ease pleat, and creating buttonholes.
Fabric Recommendations
Select medium-weight, stable fabrics with good drape that will hold the coat's structured shape:
- Wool blends
- Cashmere
- Tweed
- Dense cotton twill or gabardine
Additional Supplies
- Lining fabric
- Fusible interfacing
- Shoulder pads
- 4 buttons
CUTTER'S MUST
- From main fabric:
- 1. Back bottom FACING - 1 QTY
- 2. Front bottom FACING - 2 QTY
- 3. BACK PANEL - 1 QTY
- 4. Back neckline FACING - 1 QTY
- 5. FRONT PANEL - 2 QTY
- 6. Front FACING - 2 QTY
- 7. Upper SLEEVE part - 2 QTY
- 8. Lower SLEEVE part - 2 QTY
- From LINING FABRIC:
- 9. BACK PANEL - 2 QTY
- 10. FRONT PANEL - 2 QTY
- 11. Upper SLEEVE part - 2 QTY
- 12. Lower SLEEVE part - 2 QTY
- From FUSIBLE INTERFACING: reinforce front FACING pieces, back neckline FACING, back and front bottom FACINGS. Additionally, iron FUSIBLE INTERFACING to the SEAM ALLOWANCES for the hem of the back pieces.
Sewing Instructions
- Reinforce the front FACINGS, back and front bottom FACINGS, and back neckline FACING with FUSIBLE INTERFACING (Heat-activated interfacings are ironed onto the wrong side of the piece with a hot iron).
- Stitch darts on the BACK PANEL and FRONT PANELS.
- Stitch shoulder and side SEAM ALLOWANCES up to the slit NOTCHES.
- Stitch shoulder SEAM ALLOWANCES of the front FACING and back neckline FACING.
- Stitch side SEAM ALLOWANCES of the back and front bottom FACINGS.
- Fold the front FACINGS, combined with the FACINGS, with the FRONT PANELS right sides together and pin to the edges of the fronts and neckline, stitch the fronts with the front FACINGS, turn out and press.
- From the right side of the garment, turn back and straighten the front and bottom of the garment, baste.
- Make a "Two-piece SLEEVE" - Reinforce the hem allowance of the SLEEVE bottom with FUSIBLE INTERFACING. Stitch the upper and elbow parts of the SLEEVE; press open the SEAM ALLOWANCES and turn the SLEEVE to the right side. Press the hem allowance of the SLEEVE bottom inwards.
- Make a "SLEEVE" - Gather the SLEEVE cap with small, frequent stitches between the indicated NOTCHES and pull the thread until it matches the corresponding distance on the armhole of the garment. Dampen the fabric and shrink the gathers with the tip of a hot iron. Pin the SLEEVE to the garment, matching control NOTCHES, and stitch, sewing from the SLEEVE side.
- Attach shoulder pads.
- Make the "LINING" - Create a ease pleat and secure it under the neckline opening and a few centimeters above the hemline of the garment. Stitch darts on the LINING BACK PANEL and FRONT PANEL, stitch the cut pieces from the LINING fabric. Attach the LINING to the lower edges of the SLEEVES, the inner edges of the front FACINGS, and the back neckline FACING. Carefully pin the LINING in the slit areas. Turn under the LINING edges and stitch to the edges of the slits. Hem the LINING.
- Make buttonholes on the right FRONT PANEL according to the markings and sew on buttons.
