And if you want to read about that one, blog posts are here and here.
This time, the pattern is Vogue 8465 - view C - the one in red.
I picked up some gorgeous fabric from down Goldhawk Road - black wool with silver spots on one side and silver with black on the other. Fantastically warm with a beautiful drape. As the main fabric was so soft and slinky, I decided on this beautiful taffeta to line it with the intention of giving it a little more body.
I got a roll-end of the lining so ended up getting a metre extra to match the silver to line the underside of the collar and a metre to line the sleeves (ok, so I didn't actually work out what I needed when I got the extra and had to get two lots because it didn't quite fit on a single metre!)
The coat itself, although it's taken me a month of evenings and weekends to do hasn't been overly difficult and the fit and shape are beautiful. I measured exactly to the pattern size 12 so didn't have to do any alterations. I made a toile of the bodice to check. Before putting the buttons and snappers on, I tried it by just pinning it where I thought it would go and it seemed very bulky round the waist. But once the internal support from the poppers was in place it actually fit really well. I'm now really glad I didn't make any changes to the waist line (I ended up chickening out)
There's some design features on this coat that I really love - the little loops for the buttons are brilliant, as are the buttons I found
But basically, I'm thrilled to bits with it. Rich took me out and we got some photos of it this evening.
And here's some pictures of the construction process. If you have any questions, just drop me a line - I'd really recommend this pattern.
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