Quilted Belted Jacket with Welt Pockets
Introducing a women's sewing pattern for a stylish quilted jacket, featuring a high stand collar, a removable tie belt, and distinctive elasticized shirring on the body and sleeves.
When To Wear
This quilted jacket is a versatile and stylish choice, perfect for:
- Casual Outings & Errands: a comfortable yet chic outerwear option for everyday wear, offering warmth and style.
- Transitional Weather: Ideal for layering during cooler spring or autumn days, providing light insulation without bulk.
- Weekend Styling: Easily pairs with jeans or casual trousers for a polished and comfortable weekend look.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a contemporary quilted jacket with a relaxed fit through the body, cinched at the waist by a removable tie belt, and finishing with a flattering peplum-style hem.
Collar: a high, structured stand collar designed to offer warmth and a modern aesthetic.
Closure: a practical full-length front zipper provides easy wear and adjustability.
Sleeves: Voluminous set-in sleeves featuring horizontal shirring details that create a puffed, segmented appearance, finishing with elasticated cuffs.
Pockets: Functional welt pockets are integrated into the front panels, providing discreet storage.
Back: Features matching horizontal shirring across the back bodice, continuing the quilted aesthetic, and ending in a graceful peplum.
Waist: Defined by a removable self-fabric tie belt, allowing for a customizable, cinched silhouette.
Length: a stylish short length, hitting around the hip, offering a modern and versatile fit.
Level Of Difficulty
Advanced. Involves detailed construction techniques such as working with padded layers, precise zipper insertion, crafting welt pockets, and achieving even shirring with elastic thread.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose lightweight to medium-weight outerwear fabrics that can hold structure and be easily quilted:
- Raincoat fabric
- Nylon or polyester blends
- Coated cottons
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- Zipper (length as indicated on the pattern piece)
- Elastic thread
- Lining fabric
- 2 cm wide elastic tape
- Padding material (e.g., synthetic down, batting)
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Back - 1 qty
- Front – 2 qty
- Sleeve - 2 qty
- Collar - 2 qty
- Welt – 2 qty
- Belt – 1 qty
- Underlay – 2 qty
- Back neckline facing – 1 qty
- Front facing – 2 qty
- From lining fabric:
- Front lining – 2 qty
- Back lining – 1 qty
- Sleeve lining – 2 qty
- Small pocket bag – 2 qty
- Large pocket bag – 2 qty
- From synthetic padding:
- Back synthetic padding – 1 qty
- Front synthetic padding – 2 qty
- Sleeve synthetic padding – 2 qty
- Collar synthetic padding – 2 qty
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse the welt and the welt placement area with fusible interfacing.
- Place the back, front, and sleeve pieces onto the corresponding synthetic padding pieces and secure with a stitch along the contour 0.5 cm from the edge.
- Fold the welt piece in half lengthwise, right side out, and press. Stitch the underlay onto the large pocket bag, folding under the seam allowance. Stitch the small pocket bag to the welt. Place the pocket lining on one marked line, and the pocket lining with the attached welt, right side down, on the other. Stitch the pieces according to the markings. Cut the pocket opening between the lines in the middle, cutting the ends diagonally. Turn the welt and lining inside out and smooth. Secure the corners with a stitch from the wrong side. Stitch the curved edges of the lining.
- Quilt the back, front, and sleeve pieces with elastic thread according to the markings.
- Stitch the shoulder seams, press the seam allowances open.
- Set in the sleeves at the armhole, matching the notches.
- Stitch the side seams and sleeve seams, press the seam allowances open.
- Insert the zipper.
- Place the synthetic padding pieces onto one of the collar pieces and secure with a stitch 0.5 cm from the edge. Fold the upper collar with the lower collar right sides together. Stitch the ends and the outer edge of the collar. Trim the seams, turn right side out, shape, and press the collar. Attach the collar to the jacket neckline.
- Stitch the shoulder seams of the back neckline facing and front facings, press the seam allowances open. Stitch the shoulder seams of the back lining and front lining, press the seam allowances open. Set in the sleeves at the armhole. Stitch the side seam, leaving an opening in the left side seam and the sleeve seam. Stitch the front facing and facing to the lining.
- Fold the main garment and lining right sides together and stitch along the bottom edge and the sleeve hem. Stitch along the front edge, forming a corner at the bottom. Stitch the elastic into a ring. Insert it between the main garment and the sleeve lining and sew a continuous securing stitch along the dotted lines. Turn the jacket right side out through the opening. Sew the opening closed.
- Fold the belt piece in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch along three sides, leaving an opening. Trim the corners and turn right side out. Sew the opening closed.
