Short Sleeve Jacket
Introducing a chic women's sewing pattern for a tailored short sleeve jacket, featuring a classic collar, button-front closure, and elegant princess seams often highlighted with contrast piping.
When To Wear
This tailored short sleeve jacket is a versatile piece perfect for:
- Office & Business Casual: Its polished silhouette makes it ideal for professional settings.
- Smart Casual Outings: Pair with trousers or skirts for a refined everyday look.
- Spring/Summer Layering: A lightweight option to add style and structure over various tops.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: A close-fitting bodice shaped by front and back princess seams, creating a structured and flattering fit.
Collar & Neckline: Features a classic point collar, often styled in a contrasting fabric for a crisp finish.
Closure: Single-breasted front with a clean button placket and eight button closures.
Sleeves: Short, two-piece set-in sleeves designed for a tailored fit and ease of movement.
Back: Defined by princess seams that extend from the shoulder to the hem, enhancing the fitted silhouette.
Length: Cropped jacket length, finishing around the hip bone for a contemporary look.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. This pattern requires accurate seam construction for princess seams and tailored two-piece sleeves, precise collar attachment, lining integration, and careful buttonhole creation.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose dense natural fabrics that hold structure well for a crisp finish:
- Dense silk
- Linen
- Cotton sateen
- Gabardine
- Lightweight suiting fabrics
Additional Supplies
- Lining fabric (140 cm wide)
- Interfacing fabric (90 cm wide)
- 8 buttons
- Shoulder pads
CUTTER'S MUST
- Main Fabric:
- 1 BACK PANEL CENTER - 1 piece on fold
- 2 BACK SIDE PANEL - 2 pieces
- 3 FRONT PANEL CENTER - 2 pieces
- 4 FRONT SIDE PANEL - 2 pieces
- 5 BACK NECK FACING - 1 piece on fold
- 6 FRONT FACING - 2 pieces
- 7 COLLAR - 2 pieces on fold
- 8 UPPER SLEEVE - 2 pieces
- 9 LOWER SLEEVE - 2 pieces
- FUSIBLE INTERFACING:
- - FRONT PANEL CENTER - 2 pieces
- - BACK NECK FACING - 1 piece on fold
- - COLLAR - 2 pieces on fold
- - FRONT FACING - 2 pieces
- LINING: Prepare the pieces. Mark the width of the FRONT FACING on the FRONT PANEL CENTER. Place the BACK NECK FACING on the BACK PANEL CENTER and mark. Cut off the width of the front edge and FACING along the marked lines. Cut the pieces also from LINING fabric.
Sewing Instructions
- Stitch darts on the FRONT PANEL CENTER pieces and BACK PANEL CENTER.
- Stitch front and back princess seams, as well as side and shoulder seams.
- Face the front edges of the FRONT PANELs with the FRONT FACINGs. Trim SEAM ALLOWANCES close to the seam. Stitch shoulder seams of the FRONT FACINGs and BACK NECK FACING.
- Stitch COLLAR pieces along the outer contour, right sides together. Trim SEAM ALLOWANCES close to the seam, turn the COLLAR right side out, press the edges. Join the open edges and baste into the neckline.
- Stitch the FRONT FACINGs and FACING right sides together to the neckline, inserting the COLLAR. Trim SEAM ALLOWANCES close to the stitches, clip curves multiple times, trim corners diagonally.
- Lay the FRONT FACINGs forward. Turn up the hem SEAM ALLOWANCES to the wrong side and stitch. Turn the FRONT FACINGs inward again, stitch to the hem SEAM ALLOWANCES.
- Stitch SLEEVE seams. Turn up the hem SEAM ALLOWANCES to the wrong side and stitch. Set in SLEEVES. Attach shoulder pads.
- Stitch LINING pieces. Stitch LINING right sides together to the FACING and FRONT FACINGs, starting and ending the stitch approximately 8 cm from the bottom edge. Turn the LINING to the wrong side, turn under and stitch to the hem SEAM ALLOWANCES of the jacket and SLEEVES. Turn under the remaining open edges of the LINING and stitch to the FRONT FACINGs.
- Along the right front edge, make buttonholes according to the markings. Sew buttons on the left side corresponding to the buttonhole placement.
