Shaped V-Neck Zip-Front Jacket
Introducing a women's sewing pattern for a sleek, shaped jacket featuring a stand collar that elegantly transitions into a V-neck, secured by a full-length zip closure.
When To Wear
- Professional Settings: Ideal for office wear, business meetings, or any environment requiring a polished, authoritative look.
- Smart Casual & Evening: Easily transitions from daytime sophistication to an elegant evening out when paired with appropriate separates.
- Layering Piece: a versatile outer layer that perfectly complements blouses, camisoles, or thin knitwear for structured warmth and style.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Tailored and form-fitting, with vertical design lines creating a defined waist and a sleek, contemporary shape.
Neckline & Collar: Features a stylish stand collar that opens into a graceful V-neckline, offering a sophisticated frame for the décolletage.
Closure: a prominent, full-length separable zipper provides a modern and functional front closure.
Sleeves: Long, set-in two-piece sleeves designed for a clean, sculpted arm line.
Back: Constructed with vertical seams to ensure a contoured fit and refined shaping through the back.
Length: Finishes at a versatile hip length, making it suitable for pairing with various bottoms.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. This pattern requires attention to detail for structured construction, including collar assembly, precise zipper insertion, and lining application.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose fabrics with some body and structure to best support the tailored silhouette:
- Woolen fabrics
- Semi-woolen fabrics
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- Separable zipper
- Lining fabric
- Shoulder pads
- Sleeve heads
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Back side – qty 2
- Front side – qty 2
- Facing – qty 2
- Collar – qty 2
- Sleeve upper – qty 2
- Sleeve lower – qty 2
- Back central – qty 2
- Front yoke – qty 2
- Front central – qty 2
- Back neckline facing – qty 1
- From lining fabric:
- Back side – qty 2
- Front side – qty 2
- Sleeve upper – qty 2
- Sleeve lower – qty 2
- Back central – qty 2
- Front yoke – qty 2
- Front central – qty 2
- From fusible interfacing: facing, back neckline facing, upper collar, front central.
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse fusible interfacing to the facing, back neckline facing, upper collar, and front central.
- Stitch the front central to the front side. Press the seam allowances open.
- Stitch the yoke to the front. Press the seam allowances open.
- Place collar pieces right sides together and stitch. Trim and press the collar.
- Stitch and press open the princess seams on the back. Stitch and press open the center back seam.
- Place front panels right sides together and align the edges, measuring the length of the front openings. Stitch the zipper to the edge of the front opening. Fold the edges of the front opening at the zipper section and press.
- Place the facing on the right side of the front, right side down, pin and stitch along the front opening. Stitching is done from the front side. Stitch the lower edges of the facings to the front precisely along the marked hemline. Trim the seam allowances of the lower front opening corners. Turn the front openings right side out, smooth the seams. Topstitch along the front opening at a distance of 0.5 cm.
- Stitch and press open the side and shoulder seams of the jacket.
- Stitch and press open the shoulder edges of the back neckline facing and the facing. Insert the lower collar into the jacket neckline, and the upper collar into the neckline edge of the back facing and the facing.
- Stitch and press open the elbow seam of the sleeve. Stitch and press open the front seam of the sleeve. Press the sleeve hem.
- Set the sleeves into the armholes, matching notches. Insert shoulder pads and sleeve heads.
- On the lining fabric pieces, stitch the seams and set the sleeves, leaving an opening in the front right sleeve seam.
- Stitch the lining to the inner edges of the facings and the back neckline facing. Press open the collar insertion seam allowances and secure close to the seams.
- Stitch the lining to the bottom of the jacket and sleeves. Turn the jacket right side out through the opening in the sleeve. Stitch the opening in the sleeve closed.
