A new coat for fall!

For me, making coats is super satisfying.  I am not sure why, but there is something about wrapping yourself in a coat you've made that is so amazing!  I try to make at least one coat per fall/winter and this year I started early!  

I used this fabric from FabricMart in a little darker blue...more of a cobalt.  I so love the color of this fabric!  It was such a nice quality and I love the fact it is water repellent.  We get enough snow, sleet, etc so a coat that repels moisture is a bonus in my book!    

Here are the deets on my fabric: It is a merino stretch wool blend that is water repellent.  I love it! 

Before ordering fabric, I had picked out this pattern.  Honestly, I would have looked over it, but the October issue of Threads highlighted this pattern and made view A.  

When I ordered my fabric, I found that if I worked super hard, I could get view B cut out successfully!  SCORE!  I love everything about view B.  I had to make it.  I pretty much followed the pattern verbatim.  

I used sew-in interfacing on the front portions and it worked beautifully.  

I didn't realize view B had a little facing in the back vent, and of course I didn't have any fabric left so I rummaged through my stash and found some faux leather that worked great and it coordinated with my buttons!  

I made my usual FBA, swayback adjustment, and sloping shoulder adjustment and am so pleased with the fit, color, and style of this pattern.  I can't recommend it enough or the fabric!  I hope you can hop on over to FM and find some beautiful coating!

  

What about this bright yellow lining?  I love that too!  It adds a fun surprise!

Thanks for reading!

Sue