Burda Style For people who sew

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  Jun 8, 2011, 02.47 AMby minniitulip

  Hi, lovely coat! I just bought this fabric from Ikea too and am planning on making a similar raincoat from a regular coat pattern. Did you use waterproof thread or waterproof the seams somehow?

  Thanks!
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  Feb 25, 2011, 10.15 PMby tschasta

  great – i mad a wrap dress in this style a few weeks ago and i love it too – red with white polka dots makes your day nicer
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  Feb 24, 2011, 05.51 PMby adys

  I also used this fabric for making a bag (black variation). But your coat looks amazing! That makes me wonder: do I need a raincoat? :-) Thanks for sharing!
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  Feb 23, 2011, 01.56 AMby strawberrypancakesbykim

  Fabulous! The polka dots are so perfect. What a unique coat!
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  Feb 23, 2011, 01.56 AMby strawberrypancakesbykim

  Fabulous! The polka dots are so perfect. What a unique coat!
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  Feb 22, 2011, 10.08 PMby smvphotography

  thanks everybody!
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  Feb 22, 2011, 06.14 PMby ladyjm

  Cool :)
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  Feb 22, 2011, 04.22 PMby carottesauvage

  Super cool! Is that some kind of plastic cotton some use as table cloth in kitchens?

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    Feb 22, 2011, 10.01 PMby smvphotography

    yes it is! it’s not that waxy kind but just has a thin matte plastic coating on it

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  Feb 22, 2011, 02.15 PMby violetsky

  You are gonna make people smile with pleasure when they see you walk down the street in this. Love it!
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  Feb 22, 2011, 01.12 PMby skeeler

  5 stars!
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  Feb 22, 2011, 11.44 AMby mollykatherine

  Super cute! I love it :)
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  Feb 22, 2011, 10.36 AMby machelefranklin

  I can’t resist polka dots… that’s nice !
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  Feb 22, 2011, 07.00 AMby lauriana

  First of all, it’s really cool! I love that back pleating. And you did a great job on the sleeves. Both drafting and draping well-fitting, well-behaving sleeves can be hard.

  About the collar: It seems to ‘fall’ well, so well done on your first shawl collar! However, I was wondering about one thing: if I wanted to make lapels like that, I would draft it as a notched collar, so the top collar would be a seperate piece. The angle at the back of the neck would be te same as for a shawl collar. If you have used instructions on drafting a shawl collar from anywhere, the instructions for drafting notched collars are usually right next to it. (of course I don’t mean to say your collar is in any way ‘wrong’!)

  And lastly, the fabric you used, is that Ikea plastic coated fabric, by any chance? I made a bag out of that stuff and those dots look very similar.

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    Feb 22, 2011, 10.04 PMby smvphotography

    hi lauriana, you’re absolutely right about the fabric! and thanks for all your nice comments. i had to do the sleeves about 50 times…
    the reason i didn’t do a 2 part collar was time is money – it’s so hard to keep everything somewhat reasonably priced i figured that was one thing i could skip. if i just made the coat for myself i definitely would have done the notched kind.
    thanks so much!

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  Feb 22, 2011, 05.23 AMby tanitisis

  that is so nifty! I love the pleats and shape of the back especially!