Country-Style Jacket
Introducing a women's sewing pattern for a country-style jacket featuring a relaxed silhouette, classic notched lapels, and decorative trim details.
When To Wear
This versatile jacket is perfect for transitioning seasons and offers a polished look for:
- Outdoor Gatherings: Ideal for picnics, garden parties, or casual strolls in the countryside.
- Smart Casual Outings: Elevates everyday wear for brunches, shopping, or relaxed social events.
- Layered Styling: Provides a stylish outer layer over knitwear or blouses for added warmth and charm.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Relaxed, straight silhouette with a comfortable fit for easy layering.
Collar & Lapel: Structured notched lapel collar with a stand, often accented with contrasting trim for a refined look.
Closure: Single-breasted front with a four-button closure, plus an additional button and buttonhole on the lapel for styling.
Sleeves: Classic two-piece set-in sleeves for a tailored drape and comfortable movement.
Pockets: Two generously sized patch pockets on the front, edged with contrasting trim.
Back: Clean, unembellished back panel for a smooth finish.
Hem: Straight, hip-length hem, typically finished with a contrasting band.
Details: All edges, including collar, lapels, front opening, hem, and pocket openings, are designed to be finished with contrasting trim tape.
Level Of Difficulty
Advanced. Requires precise buttonhole construction, accurate application of trim, and multi-layer garment assembly including a full lining.
Fabric Recommendations
Select medium-weight woven fabrics with some body to hold the jacket's shape, such as:
- Wool bouclé
- Tweed & Melton wools
- Corduroy
- Sturdy cotton twill
Additional Supplies
- Lining fabric
- Fusible interfacing
- 5 buttons (4 for front, 1 for lapel)
- Contrasting trim tape (width as desired for finishing all edges and buttonholes)
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Front - 2 qty
- Back - 1 qty on fold
- Collar - 2 qty
- Upper sleeve - 2 qty
- Lower sleeve - 2 qty
- Facing - 2 qty
- Pocket - 2 qty
- From lining:
- Front - 2 qty
- Back - 1 qty on fold
- Upper sleeve - 2 qty
- Lower sleeve - 2 qty
- Pocket - 2 qty
- From fusible interfacing:
- Collar - 1 qty
- Facing - 2 qty
- Pocket - 2 qty
Sewing Instructions
- On the right outer front, make 4 bound buttonholes, and on the right inner front, make 1 buttonhole on the lapel: cut 10 strips of 5cm each from the trim strip (= buttonhole facings) and press them in half.
- On the right side, stitch 2 facings at a distance of 0.75 cm from the cut mark along the upper and lower lines so that the open sides of the facings meet exactly in the middle of the buttonhole.
- Cut the front between the stitching lines, not reaching the ends; at the ends of the stitching lines, slash diagonally, without damaging the facings.
- Straighten the facings to form an even frame and press. Turn the ends of the facings and the small triangles to the wrong side.
- Baste the folds of the facings. Stitch the small triangles to the facings from the wrong side.
- Stitch the darts and complete the shoulder seams on the outer and inner jacket pieces.
- Stitch the sleeve hem facings to the sleeve pieces made of lining fabric.
- Set the sleeves into the armholes; set the lining sleeves into the armholes of the inner jacket pieces.
- In a single seam, complete the sleeve seams and side seams, leaving the sides open for vents.
- Stitch one collar piece into the neckline of the outer jacket up to the mark, and the second piece into the neckline of the inner jacket, for which slash the front seam allowances to the corner of the cut-out. Press open the collar setting seam allowances.
- Trim the integrated seam allowances of the pocket tops along the mark. Bind the top of the pockets with trim strip. Press the seam allowances of the remaining pocket sides to the wrong side.
- Pin the pockets to the front panels along the marked lines and topstitch close to the edge.
- Attach shoulder pads.
- Fold the lining with the main garment, wrong sides together. Stitch the lining to the shoulder pads at the top of the armhole, and to the side seam allowances at the bottom of the armhole.
- Stitch the front edges, collar, bottom of the jacket, and sleeves 0.5 cm above the marked lines. Trim the seam allowances along the marked lines. Bind the edges with trim strip.
- Baste both layers of fabric around the buttonholes. Cut the fabric under the buttonholes, except for the lapel buttonhole, through the middle of each buttonhole, and diagonally to the ends of the facing seams. Turn the cut edges to the wrong side and hand-stitch to the facings.
- Sew buttons to the left front and one button to the buttonhole of the right lapel.
