Fitted Leather Jacket

Name: Fitted Leather Jacket
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5702
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5702

A women's fitted, hip-length jacket in faux leather with princess seams front and back, a stand collar cut in one with the front neckline dart and a separating zipper at the centre front. Fully lined, with two-piece sleeves. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: faux leather.

Tech. Description

Fitted Leather Jacket

When To Wear

In spring and autumn as a light outer layer over tops and fine knitwear.
With jeans, trousers or a straight skirt for everyday wear.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, shaped by princess seams, waist darts on the fronts and shoulder darts on the back.

Length: To the hip, with a straight hem.

Collar: Stand collar of two pieces, interfaced; the neckline dart on the front runs into the stand and is sewn in one seam with it. Topstitched 0.5 cm from the upper edge.

Sleeves: Long, two-piece set-in sleeves with elbow and front seams.

Closure: Separating zipper at the centre front, sewn in between the front and the facing; front edges topstitched 0.5 cm from the edge.

Back: Centre back seam and princess seams.

Finishing: Interfaced front facings and back neck facing; 4 cm hem allowance at the jacket and sleeve hems.

Lining: Full lining with two-piece sleeves, attached to the facings; the jacket is turned through an opening left in the right sleeve lining.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Sewing faux leather, princess seams, a dart sewn into the stand collar, a separating zipper between the front and facing, a bagged lining.

Fabric Recommendations

Faux leather. Test fusible interfacing on a scrap before fusing it to the faux leather pieces.

Additional Supplies

Lining fabric
Fusible interfacing (front facings, collar stands, back neck facing)
1 separating zipper

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:

Upper collar stand – 1 piece
Lower collar stand – 1 piece
Center back – 2 pieces
Side back – 2 pieces
Side front – 2 pieces
Center front – 2 pieces
Front Facing – 2 pieces
Upper sleeve – 2 pieces
Lower sleeve – 2 pieces
Back neckline facing – 1 piece

From lining fabric:

Center back – 2 pieces
Side back – 2 pieces
Center front – 2 pieces
Side front – 2 pieces
Upper sleeve – 2 pieces
Lower sleeve – 2 pieces

Attention: front and back lining pieces are cut without considering the width of the front facings and back neckline facing, respectively.

From fusible interfacing: front facing, collar stands, back neckline facing.

Attention: before fusing artificial leather pieces, it is necessary to test on a scrap piece.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse the front facing, collar stands, and back neckline facing with fusible interfacing.
Stitch the waist darts on the front. Stitch the shoulder darts on the back. Trim the dart depths.
Stitch the princess seams of the front.
Stitch the princess seams of the back. Stitch the center back seam.
Stitch the shoulder and side seams. Attach the upper collar stand to the neckline of the front and back. Stitch the dart at the front neckline and the collar stand in one seam.
Fold the front PANELs face to face and align the edges, measuring the length of the front edges. Place the zipper right side down onto the right side of the front so that the teeth align with the marked seam line (the zipper tape lies on the seam allowance) and baste.
Stitch the elbow and front seams of the sleeve. Press up the bottom of the sleeve. Set the sleeves into the armholes according to the notches.
Stitch and press open the shoulder seams of the front facing and neckline facing. Attach the lower collar stand to the neckline. On the lining fabric pieces, stitch the seams and set the sleeves, leaving an opening in the right front sleeve seam. Press the lining seam allowances. Attach the lining to the inner edges of the front facings and the neckline facing.
Place the front facing with lining onto the right side of the front, face down, pin, and in one seam, catching the zipper, stitch the bottom corner, the front edge, and the upper edge of the collar stand. Trim the seams of the upper and lower corners of the front edge. Turn the front edges to the right side, straighten the seams. Topstitch along the front edge and the upper edge of the collar stand at a distance of 0.5 cm.
Mark and press up the bottom of the jacket. Finish the bottom of the sleeve and the garment with lining. Turn the jacket to the right side through the opening in the sleeve. Stitch the opening in the sleeve.