First of all, I wanted to say a huge thank you for the warm welcome you gave my men’s jacket posted two weeks ago. Your comments really touched and encouraged me. You’re the best! Thanks again ❤️.
Today I’m about to present a pattern with a rather unusual story. For once I wanted to follow a pattern without making any major modifications! Then my sewing machine breaks down! What a disaster. Especially since the construction of my Isla trench coat was almost finished—only the sleeves needed to be attached and I would have been able to wear it on Monday. But my machine had other plans; it decided to stop working, leaving me with my unwavering determination to wear this trench on Monday, come rain, wind, or snow. So things weren’t going as planned.
To console myself, I tried on my jacket in front of the mirror just to see my progress that morning. And boom! The lightbulb moment: A sleeveless jacket!! Of course! Why hadn’t I thought of that from the start? Besides, Zara had released a similar style. All I had to do was hand-hem the armholes and I was all set—I’d be able to wear my jacket on Monday as originally planned 🙂
MAKING OF
The first thing I must say is that this pattern is beautifully cut. Absolutely flawless. For this jacket I didn’t add lining. I shortened the trench by 8 cm. Extended the slit opening (below the hips) to make the wind an ally ;). The instructions recommend using 4.20 m of fabric. But having only a 3 m piece of fabric, I managed to fit everything (sleeves included) into that piece, though it was really tight. The fabric is from Sacrés Coupons on rue d’Orsel in Paris 18th.
I’m happy with my sleeveless trench, even though I realize the fabric isn’t 100% suited for a trench coat, which is normally made from a less wrinkle-prone fabric that’s more rain-appropriate. For cool summer evenings I can wear a vest underneath, in autumn I’ll attach the sleeves, next spring I’ll probably make another one in a suitable fabric… Long live sewing!
A trench coat with a perfect cut
First of all I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your comments and likes on the men’s jacket I posted 2 weeks ago (even though I did not do an English version of the article). I was really touched and encouraged. Thanks again!
Today I am showing you a jacket with a particular story. For once I was sewing a garment and not planning to make any major alteration when suddenly my machine stopped working. Drama! I had almost finished my Isla trench coat. Only the sleeves were waiting to be fixed and I could wear it on Monday. But my Mac did not seem to understand. I tried fixing it, but nothing would do. The sewing machine would not work.
To calm my heart down, I decided to try the jacket on in front of the mirror to at least see the work I did so far. I had a sudden insight to keep it sleeveless. A sleeveless jacket! Why didn’t I think of that before? Now I just needed to hand stitch at the armholes and I would be good to go.
MAKING OF
I did not add any lining to the jacket. I shortened the length by 8 cm. Extended the slit for it to be longer. The instructions recommend using 4.20 m of fabric. But I only had a 3 m piece of fabric and squeezed to get all the pieces to fit in it (including the sleeves).
I am happy about how things turned out even though I realize that this fabric is not 100% meant for sewing trench coats. For cooler evenings during summer I will wear a vest underneath, in autumn I will add the sleeves, and next summer probably sew another one… Long live sewing!
