Double Breasted Vest with Patch Pockets
A women's fitted denim vest, double-breasted with six buttons and an asymmetric front edge that runs down to a point at the hem. Princess seams front and back, two pointed patch pockets, and a cotton lining.
When To Wear
- Over shirts, blouses and fine knits in spring and autumn.
- With jeans, trousers or skirts, worn on its own in warm weather.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Close-fitting, shaped at the waist by princess seams that run from the armhole to the hem.
Length: Ends just below the waist; the overlapping front panel drops to a point at the front edge.
Neckline: Wide, shaped scoop neckline with broad shoulder straps.
Sleeves: Sleeveless; armholes finished by the lining.
Front: Double-breasted, six buttons in three pairs; buttonholes on the right front. The centre front panels are interfaced and self-faced.
Pockets: Two patch pockets with a pointed lower edge and an interfaced band across the top, topstitched in place.
Back: Centre back seam and two princess seams.
Lining: Cotton lining for the back and front side panels, bagged out through the shoulders and the hem, with the last opening closed by hand.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Princess seams, patch pockets with a facing band, and a fully lined vest turned through the shoulder tunnels and the hem.
Fabric Recommendations
Denim.
Additional Supplies
- Cotton lining fabric
- Fusible interfacing (centre front panels, pocket bands)
- 6 buttons
Cutter's Must
From main fabric:
- Center Back – 2 pieces
- Side Back – 2 pieces
- Side Front – 2 pieces
- Right Center Front – 2 pieces
- Center Left Front – 2 pieces
- Pocket Facing – 2 pieces
- Pocket – 2 pieces
From lining fabric:
- Center Back – 2 pieces
- Side Back – 2 pieces
- Side Front – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing: Right Center Front and Center Left Front (facing layers), Pocket Facing.
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the Pocket Facings and to one Right Center Front and one Center Left Front (the facing layers).
- Stitch the front princess seams joining the Side Front to the Right Center Front and the Center Left Front, and press them open.
- Press the Pocket Facing and stitch it to the upper edge of the Pocket. Overlock the pocket edges and press the allowances to the wrong side following the pattern. Mark the pocket position on the front and topstitch the pocket in place.
- Stitch the centre back seam joining the two Center Back pieces and the princess seams joining the Center Back and the Side Back. Press the princess seams and the centre back seam open.
- Stitch the side seams of the vest and press them open.
- Stitch the shoulder seams of the vest and press them open.
- Place the interfaced Right Center Front and Center Left Front facings on the right side of the matching front, right side down. Stitch along the front edges and the front neckline, stopping 5 cm before the shoulder edges.
- Stitch the lining pieces together, leaving the shoulder edges unstitched. Press the lining.
- Place the lining on the vest, right sides together, and stitch it to the inner edges of the Right Center Front and Center Left Front facings. Stitch the shoulder edges of the lining to the shoulder edges of the front facings. Stitch around the back neckline and the part of the front neckline left unstitched. Stitch the upper part of each armhole, leaving about 10 cm open at the bottom. Trim the seam allowances close to the stitching. Pull the fronts through the shoulder tunnels to the back and turn the vest right side out through the lower edge. Stitch the lower part of the armholes.
- Press the hem allowance of the vest to the wrong side and stitch the lining to the lower edge of the vest, leaving 10 cm unstitched. Turn the vest right side out through the opening and close it by hand.
- Make the buttonholes on the right front and sew the buttons on the left front.
