Collarless Front Zipper Jacket

CUTTER'S MUST

• From main fabric:
  • BACK PANEL center – 2 QTY
  • BACK PANEL side – 2 QTY
  • FRONT PANEL – 2 QTY
  • FRONT PANEL SIDE PANEL – 2 QTY
  • FACING neckline – 1 QTY
  • Front FACING – 2 QTY
  • SLEEVE upper part – 2 QTY
  • SLEEVE lower part – 2 QTY
• From LINING fabric:
  • BACK PANEL center – 2 QTY
  • BACK PANEL side – 2 QTY
  • FRONT PANEL – 2 QTY
  • FRONT PANEL SIDE PANEL – 2 QTY
  • SLEEVE upper part – 2 QTY
  • SLEEVE lower part – 2 QTY
• FROM FUSIBLE INTERFACING: front FACING, BACK PANEL neckline FACING.

Sewing Instructions

1. Fuse FUSIBLE INTERFACING to front FACING and BACK PANEL neckline FACING.
2. Mark and stitch the dart on the FRONT PANEL. Press the bust dart. Stitch and press open the princess seams on the FRONT PANEL.
3. Stitch and press open the center back seam. Stitch and press open the princess seams on the BACK PANEL.
4. Place FRONT PANELs right sides together and align edges, measuring the length of the front edges. Attach the ZIPPER to the edge of the front. Fold under the edges of the front along the ZIPPER section and press.
5. Place the front FACING on the right side of the FRONT PANEL, right side down, pin and stitch along the front edge and the neckline section of the FRONT PANEL for 2-3 cm. Stitching is done from the FRONT PANEL side. Attach the lower edges of the front FACINGs to the FRONT PANEL strictly along the marked hemline. Trim the seams of the upper and lower corners of the front. Turn the fronts right side out, straighten the seams. Topstitch along the front edge at a distance of 0.5 cm.
6. Stitch and press open the side and shoulder seams of the jacket.
7. Stitch and press open the shoulder edges of the BACK PANEL neckline FACING and front FACING. Finish the neckline of the BACK PANEL and FRONT PANEL. Turn the FACING to the wrong side, straighten the seams and press.
8. Stitch and press open the elbow seam of the SLEEVE. Press the hem of the SLEEVE. Stitch and press open the front seam of the SLEEVE.
9. Set in the SLEEVES into the armholes according to the NOTCHES. Insert shoulder pads and SLEEVE heads.
10. On the LINING fabric pattern pieces, stitch the seams and set in the SLEEVES, leaving an opening in the front right SLEEVE seam.
11. Attach the LINING to the inner edges of the front FACINGs and the BACK PANEL neckline FACING.
12. Attach the LINING to the bottom of the jacket and SLEEVE. Turn the jacket right side out through the opening in the SLEEVE. Stitch the opening in the SLEEVE.