Cropped Stand Collar Jacket
Introducing a women's sewing pattern for a chic, cropped jacket featuring a collar, wide cut-in-one sleeves with underarm gussets, and a single-button front closure.
When To Wear
This stylish jacket is perfect for adding a touch of sophistication to various occasions:
- Office & Professional Settings: Pairs elegantly with tailored trousers or skirts for a polished work ensemble.
- Smart Casual Gatherings: An elevated layering piece that adds refinement to everyday outfits.
- Transitional Weather: Offers light coverage and sophisticated style, ideal for in-between seasons.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Boxy and cropped, designed to hit at the natural waist or just above.
Collar: a two-layer collar (upper and under collar) set into the neckline from the right front edge to the centre line of the left front.
Closure: A single-button closure: the right front overlaps the left.
Sleeves: Wide, relaxed sleeves cut in one with the bodice, with underarm gussets for comfortable movement.
Hem: a clean-finished, straight hemline defines the cropped length.
Back: a clean and unadorned back panel maintains the jacket's sleek design.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. This pattern involves working with facings, collar insertion, gusset application, and lining construction.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose fabrics that offer both structure and a pleasant drape:
- Thin fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Lining fabric
- Fusible interfacing
- 1 button
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Back – 1 piece
- Right Front – 1 piece
- Left Front – 1 piece
- Gusset – 2 pieces
- Back Neckline Facing – 1 piece
- Collar – 2 pieces
- From lining fabric:
- Back – 1 piece
- Right Front – 1 piece
- Left Front – 1 piece
- Gusset – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing: cut-on facings of the Right Front and Left Front, Back Neckline Facing, Collar.
Attention: the front and back lining pieces are cut minus the width of the cut-on facings and the back neckline facing, respectively.
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the cut-on facings of the Left Front and Right Front, the Collar and the Back Neckline Facing.
- Stitch the shoulder and upper sleeve seams. Press the seam allowances open.
- Place the two Collar pieces right sides together and stitch along the outer contour and short sides. Clip seam allowances at curves, trim corners. Turn the collar right side out and press. Baste the collar into the neckline: from the edge of the right front to the center line of the left front.
- Stitch the Gusset to the Back. Press the seam allowances open. Stitch the Gusset to the front. Press seam allowances open.
- Press the cut-on facings to the wrong side of the fronts. Stitch the shoulder seams of the front facings and the Back Neckline Facing. Press the seam allowances open. Place the facings on the jacket right sides together and stitch the neckline, catching the collar in the seam. Stitch the lining pieces together, leaving an opening in the right sleeve shoulder seam for subsequent turning. Press seam allowances. Stitch the lining to the front facings and the Back Neckline Facing. Stitch the bottom corner. Clip seam allowances at curves, trim corners. Mark the hems of the jacket and sleeves and press them to the wrong side. Stitch the lining to the sleeve hems and the jacket hem. Turn the jacket right side out through the opening, baste the edges and press. Stitch the opening in the lining closed.
- On the right front, make a buttonhole; on the left front, sew on a button.
