Cropped Mandarin Collar Jacket and Gathered Midi Skirt Set

Cropped Mandarin Collar Jacket and Gathered Midi Skirt Set

Two patterns sold together as one set: a cropped mandarin collar jacket with bishop sleeves and a gathered midi skirt with in-seam pockets. Each garment comes with its own pattern files and an illustrated sewing booklet with step-by-step pictures for every stage of sewing.

The Jacket

A cropped, fitted jacket for woven fabric with a mandarin collar and full bishop sleeves. The fronts close edge to edge with buttons and are shaped by bust darts; the one-piece back has shoulder darts and waist darts. The bishop sleeves are gathered into a narrow cuff. Short slits at the side seams finish the hem.

• Cropped jacket: 50 cm (19.8″) long from the shoulder at the neck in size US 8.
• Fitted shape: bust darts on the fronts; shoulder darts and waist darts on the back.
• Mandarin collar, 3 cm (1 1/8″) high, interfaced.
• Button front: 6 buttons 1 cm (3/8″), 5 in sizes US 0–4; front and back neck facings.
• Set-in bishop sleeves with ease at the cap, gathered into a 3 cm (1 1/8″) cuff.
• Short slits at the lower side seams.
• Seam allowance 1.6 cm (5/8″) included; hem allowance 3 cm (1 3/16″).
• Sizes US 0–18, drafted for a height of 170 cm (5′7″).

The Skirt

A midi skirt gathered into a straight waistband, with in-seam pockets in the side seams. The skirt has one front and two backs; an invisible zipper in the centre-back seam and a button on the waistband close it.

• Midi skirt: 82 cm (32.2″) long from the waist seam in size US 8, plus the 4 cm (1 5/8″) waistband.
• Gathered at the waist into a straight, interfaced waistband, 4 cm (1 5/8″) wide.
• In-seam pockets in the side seams, the pocket bags cut from lining.
• Invisible zipper in the centre-back seam, 20 cm (8″); a button on the waistband.
• Seam allowance 1.6 cm (5/8″) included; hem allowance 1.5 cm (5/8″).
• Sizes US 0–18, drafted for a height of 170 cm (5′7″).

Fabric

• Jacket: Medium-weight woven fabric with body, for example wool crepe, wool flannel, linen or cotton twill.
• Skirt: Knit fabric, for example ponte di Roma.
• Skirt: Lining for the pocket bags.
• The cutting layouts in the booklet are for fabric without nap or a one-way print; such fabric needs all pieces facing the same way, which takes more fabric.

Supplies

• Jacket: Buttons, 1 cm (3/8″): 6, or 5 in sizes US 0–4
• Jacket: Fusible interfacing, 90 cm (35″) wide
• Jacket: Matching thread
• Skirt: Invisible zipper, 20 cm (8″)
• Skirt: 1 button, 1 cm (3/8″), or a hook and eye / a snap
• Skirt: Fusible interfacing, 90 cm (35″) wide
• Skirt: Matching thread; an invisible zipper foot

What You Get

• The jacket and the skirt, all sizes US 0–18, in one ZIP file, instant download.
• The ZIP file is 35 MB, too large for e-mail: after payment you download it from your account (Orders); the e-mail confirms the order and links to it.
• The pattern of every size in three formats: A4, US Letter and A0, for each garment.
• A sewing booklet for each garment: size chart, finished garment measurements, fabric requirements, cutting layouts and illustrated step-by-step instructions.

Embroidery not shown in pattern.