Fitted Faux Suede Leather Jacket

Name: Fitted Faux Suede Leather Jacket
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5707
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5707

A fitted hip-length women's jacket in faux suede with faux leather details: a stand collar, a back yoke, a band stitched on at the waist and cuffs. Princess seams front and back, an off-centre button front with two rows of buttons, and a full lining. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: faux suede for the body and sleeves; faux leather for the collar stand, back yoke, cuffs, waist band and back neck facing.

Tech. Description

Fitted Faux Suede Leather Jacket

When To Wear

In spring and autumn over shirts, fine knits and T-shirts.
With jeans, trousers or a straight skirt for everyday wear.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted, shaped by princess seams on the front and back.

Length: Hip length.

Collar: Stand collar in faux leather, interfaced and topstitched around its edges; it buttons together with the front.

Closure: Off-centre front: buttonholes on the right front and collar stand, buttons on the left, with decorative buttons on the right front forming a second row.

Sleeves: Two-piece set-in sleeves with a topstitched elbow seam and a faux leather cuff folded in half.

Back: Centre back seam and princess seams, all topstitched; a faux leather yoke with the seam topstitched onto it.

Waist: A faux leather band with pressed-under edges, topstitched to the back, fronts and facings along the waist marking.

Finishing: Hem, front edges and collar stand topstitched; interfaced front facings and back neck facing.

Lining: Full lining, bagged out through an opening in the sleeve lining.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. Princess seams and two-piece sleeves in faux suede, topstitched seams, a collar stand set between the jacket and the facings, a bagged-out lining.

Fabric Recommendations

Faux suede for the body and sleeves; faux leather for the collar stand, back yoke, cuffs, waist band and back neck facing.

Additional Supplies

Lining fabric
Fusible interfacing (front facings, collar stand, back neck facing)
9 buttons

Cutter's Must

From faux suede:
- Back center – 2 pieces
- Back side – 2 pieces
- Front side – 2 pieces
- Front center – 2 pieces
- Sleeve upper – 2 pieces
- Sleeve lower – 2 pieces
From faux leather:
- Collar stand – 2 pieces
- Back yoke – 1 piece
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- Waistband – 1 piece
- Back neck facing – 1 piece
From lining fabric:
- Back yoke – 1 piece
- Back center – 2 pieces
- Back side – 2 pieces
- Front center – 2 pieces
- Front side – 2 pieces
- Sleeve upper – 2 pieces
- Sleeve lower – 2 pieces

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

From fusible interfacing: front facing, collar stand, back neck facing.

Attention: before fusing faux suede and leather pieces, test on a scrap piece.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse the front facing, collar stand, and back neck facing with fusible interfacing.
Place collar stand pieces right sides together and stitch along the outer contour. Trim and turn out the collar stand corners. Press the collar stand.
Stitch the center back seam. Topstitch the seam at 0.2 cm. Stitch the back princess seams. Topstitch the seams. Attach the back yoke to the back. Press the seam towards the yoke and topstitch. Stitch the front princess seams. Topstitch the seams.
Stitch the side seams. Press the longitudinal edges of the waistband to the wrong side and topstitch to the back, front, and front facing according to markings.
Stitch the shoulder seams.
Baste the collar stand into the neckline of the front and back.
Stitch the elbow seam of the sleeve. Press seam allowances towards the upper and topstitch. Stitch the front seam of the sleeve. Press seam allowances open and glue. Press the cuff in half lengthwise, right side out. Unfold the cuff and stitch into a loop. Attach the outer side of the cuff to the lower edge of the sleeve. Press seam allowances towards the cuff and topstitch. Set the sleeves into the armholes according to notches. Press seam allowances towards the garment and topstitch.
Stitch the shoulder seams of the front FACINGs and the back neck facing. Fold the front FACINGs to the right side of the front and stitch along the neckline, simultaneously inserting the collar stand. Attach the lower edges of the front FACINGs to the front strictly along the marked hemline. Turn the fronts to the right side, straighten the seams, and press.
On the lining fabric pieces, stitch the seams and set in 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 back neck facing.
Mark and press the bottom of the jacket. Finish the bottom of the sleeve and the garment with lining. Turn the jacket right side out through the opening in the sleeve. Stitch the opening in the sleeve.
Topstitch along the bottom of the garment, the edge of the front, and around the perimeter of the collar stand. On the right front and collar stand, make buttonholes; on the left front and collar stand, sew on buttons. Also, sew decorative buttons on the right front.