High Collar Cape with Welt Pockets
Introducing a modern and elegant women's cape pattern featuring a sophisticated high collar, a graceful drape, and functional welt pockets.
When To Wear
This stylish cape is a versatile outer layer, perfect for:
- Transitional Seasons: An ideal outerwear piece for cooler spring and autumn days.
- Professional Settings: a chic and contemporary alternative to a blazer or jacket in the office.
- Elevated Casual & Daywear: Adds a touch of sophistication to everyday outfits or weekend ensembles.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a generous, flowing silhouette with an elegant, comfortable drape, designed to move with grace.
Neckline / Collar: a high standing collar that provides warmth and frames the face with a chic, polished look.
Closure: a clean, concealed front placket closure secured with four buttons, maintaining a streamlined appearance.
Sleeves: a sleeveless design with open sides, offering a modern aesthetic and freedom of movement.
Pockets: Practical welt pockets are seamlessly integrated into the front panels, providing subtle utility.
Back: a clean and unadorned back panel that enhances the cape's continuous, flowing lines.
Hem: a gently rounded hemline contributes to the soft drape and provides a sophisticated finish.
Length: Designed to fall to a mid-thigh length, offering versatile styling options over various garments.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires skills in constructing welt pockets, a concealed button placket, and a standing collar with lining.
Fabric Recommendations
For an elegant drape and comfortable wear, we recommend selecting:
- Thin, softly draping coat fabric
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- Lining fabric
- 4 buttons
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Front – 2 qty
- Back – 2 qty
- Collar – 2 qty
- Welt – 2 qty
- Large pocket bag – 2 qty
- Front facing – 2 qty
- Back neckline facing – 1 qty
- Lining pieces:
- Back - 2 qty
- Front - 2 qty
- Fly facing – 2 qty
- Small pocket bag – 2 qty
- From fusible interfacing:
- Welt – 2 qty
- Front facing – 2 qty
- Back neckline facing – 1 qty
- Fly facing – 1 qty
Attention: The front and back lining pieces are cut without considering the width of the front facings and the back neckline facing, respectively.
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse fusible interfacing to the front facings, back neckline facing, fly facing, and welts.
- Fuse fusible interfacing to the pocket area. Fold the welt in half lengthwise, wrong sides together, and press. Mark a line on the welt indicating the finished width of the welt. Stitch the small pocket bag to the inner side of the welt. Place the welt with the pocket bag onto the right side of the front, with the outer side facing down, aligning the pocket marking line and the line on the welt. Stitch the welt. Stitch the large pocket bag to the upper pocket marking line. Cut the pocket opening in the middle between the marking lines, making diagonal cuts towards the corners of the pocket marking. Turn the pocket pieces to the wrong side. Straighten and press the seam allowances. Stitch the pocket bag edges, securing the pocket corners. Cut 2 fabric trim strips for the pocket bag holder, measuring 2*15cm. Sew one end to the edge of the pocket bag. Lay the front flat and align the other end of the holder with the edge line. Sew the end of the holder to the edge. Trim any excess holder.
- Stitch the center back seam. Overlock the seam and press it to the left side.
- Stitch the shoulder seams. Overlock the seams and press them towards the back.
- Fold the collar pieces right sides together. Stitch the ends and the outer edge of the collar, starting and ending the stitching strictly at the marked collar attachment seam line. Turn the collar right side out and press.
- Mark the fly opening with three lines on the right side of the front facing: the first line is parallel to the edge line and runs 1.5 cm from the finished edge; the second and third lines define the length of the opening. Place the fused facing onto the right side of the front facing, right side down, in the direction from the edge, aligning the edge of the facing and the marked line. Stitch 0.5 cm from the marked line along the opening cut to the lines defining the length of the opening. Place the second opening facing flush against the stitching of the first facing and stitch 0.5 cm away. Check the accuracy of the facing attachment from the wrong side (the stitching lines should be parallel). Cut the opening. Make diagonal cuts 1-1.5 cm from the end of the opening. Turn the facings through the opening to the wrong side, forming a frame from the fused facing equal to the width between the stitching lines. Stitch a securing stitch in the facing attachment seam. Press the second facing towards the inner edge of the front facing and stitch a securing stitch 0.1 cm from the facing attachment seam. Mark and overlock the buttonholes. The buttonholes are overlock on the front facing together with the fused facing. Straighten and secure the ends of the opening from the wrong side with a double backstitch at the base of the corners. Stitch the edges of the facings. Place bar tacks between each pair of buttonholes, the length of the bar tack equal to the width of the frame. Press the front facing.
- Place the front facing onto the right side of the front, right side down, and stitch along the edge. The stitching is done from the front side from the bottom line to the notch indicating the end of the collar attachment. Trim the seams of the upper edge corners. Turn the edges right side out, straighten the seams.
- Stitch the shoulder seams of the back neckline facing and the front facing. Press the seams open.
- Insert the collar between the poncho and the front facing and facing. Stitch the upper collar into the poncho neckline, and the lower collar into the neckline of the front facings and facing. Press the seam allowances open. Turn the front facings and facing to the wrong side and stitch the collar attachment seam allowances close to the seams.
- Stitch the lining pieces, leaving an opening for turning 15-20 cm long in one of the seams. Fold the lining with the poncho right sides together and stitch to the inner edges of the front facings and the back neckline facing. Stitch the bottom corner of the edge. Trim the seams of the bottom edge corners.
- Press the bottom hem. At the rounded areas of the bottom line, clip the hem allowance. Stitch the lining to the bottom of the garment. Turn the poncho right side out and press. Stitch the opening in the seam. Topstitch parallel to the edge line along the marked line. Sew on buttons.
