Collared Jacket with Zipper and Drawstring Pocket
Craft a stylish cropped jacket featuring a modern full-length zipper closure, distinctive drawstring detailing, and a playful patch pocket.
When To Wear
This versatile jacket is perfect for adding a touch of contemporary flair to various looks:
- Casual Outings: Ideal for daily wear, brunches, or relaxed gatherings, offering comfort and style.
- Layering Statement: a chic outer layer for transitional weather, paired over tops or dresses.
- Sporty & Chic Looks: Elevate athleisure or streetwear ensembles with its unique drawstring accents.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a contemporary cropped jacket, semi-fitted with shaping seams.
Collar: Features a classic point collar for a clean and versatile neckline.
Closure: a practical full-length zipper secures the center front.
Sleeves: Long set-in sleeves are accented with a drawstring channel on the upper arm, creating fashionable ruching.
Pockets: Includes a distinctive rounded patch pocket on the wearer's left front, detailed with a drawstring closure at its opening.
Front & Back: Shaped with vertical princess seams for a tailored fit, complemented by drawstring details along the side seams.
Hem: a straight hem finishes the jacket at a cropped length.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires skills in zipper insertion, collar construction, shaping with princess seams, and creating drawstring channels with eyelets.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose durable woven fabrics with some body to hold the jacket's shape and details:
- Raincoat fabric or mac fabric
- Durable woven fabrics
Additional Supplies
- Lining fabric
- Fusible interfacing
- Eyelets/Grommets
- Drawstring cord
- Zipper
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Collar – 2 qty
- Center back – 2 qty
- Side back – 2 qty
- Side front – 2 qty
- Center front – 2 qty
- Front Facing – 2 qty
- Pocket – 1 qty
- Pocket facing – 1 qty
- Upper right sleeve – 1 qty
- Lower left sleeve – 1 qty
- Left sleeve – 1 qty
- Back neckline facing – 1 qty
- From lining fabric:
- Center back – 2 qty
- Side back – 2 qty
- Center front – 2 qty
- Sleeve – 2 qty
- From fusible interfacing: Collar, Front Facing, Pocket facing.
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse the Front Facing, Collar, and Pocket facing with fusible interfacing.
- Stitch and press open the princess seams on the front. Stitch and press open the princess seams on the back. Stitch and press open the center seam of the back.
- Mark and punch eyelets on the pocket. Serge the lower edge of the pocket facing. Place the facing and pocket right sides together and stitch the upper edge of the pocket. Turn the pocket facing to the wrong side and press the upper edge of the pocket. Thread the cord through the eyelets. Attach the cord to the side edges of the pocket. Serge the pocket along the contour. Tighten the cord and press the pocket along the contour according to the pattern. Mark the pocket on the left front and topstitch.
- Mark and punch eyelets according to the markings near the side edge on the front and on the back. Stitch the shoulder seams of the jacket. Press open the shoulder and side seams. Stitch the upper Collar into the neckline. Attach the zipper to the edge of the front opening along the notches. Fold the edges of the front opening at the zipper section and press.
- Stitch and press open the shoulder seams of the Front Facing and facing. Stitch the lower Collar into the neckline of the Front Facing and the back neckline facing.
- Place the Front Facing on the right side of the front, right side down, pin, and stitch the edges of the front opening. The stitching is done from the front side upwards, leaving an opening for the drawstring casing. Attach the lower edges of the Front Facings to the front strictly along the hemline. Stitch the upper Collar with the lower Collar. Remove pins. Turn out the corners and press. Press open the seam allowances of the Collar insertion seams and secure them close to the seams. Topstitch along the Collar and thread elastic trim strip.
- Stitch and press open the side seams.
- Mark and punch eyelets on the lower of the right sleeve. Topstitch along the marking for the cord. Attach the upper of the sleeve to the lower of the sleeve. Thread elastic cord through the eyelets and attach the cord to the sleeve edges. Stitch and press open the lower edge of the right and left sleeve. Press up the hem of the sleeve.
- Set the sleeves into the armholes.
- On the cut lining pieces, stitch the seams and set the sleeves. Press the lining seam allowances.
- Attach the lining to the inner edges of the Front Facings and facing.
- Mark and press the hem of the jacket. Stitch the lining to the hem of the sleeve. Pin the side seams of the jacket and lining. Stitch on both sides at a distance of 1 cm from the side seam. Thread elastic trim strip and secure the trim strip with a horizontal bar tack 2 cm just below the armhole. Fold and topstitch the hem of the jacket together with the lining. Topstitch at a distance of 0.5 cm from the edge of the front opening.
