Description
A long time in the making, but this is my take on the 1950s Butterick 547. The fabric is most definitely not authentic for the period but the process was, including the bound buttonholes, the addition of sleeve caps and the process of totally handstitching the lining to the main fabric. There are eight flared panels to this rather full coat so you can just imagine how long that took! But well worth every hour. There was a lot of ease in the pattern and I probably could have taken out some more but it feels lovely and unrestricted and twirls brilliantly!
More photos on the blog
Material Notes
synthetic corded coating fabric. Heavy gold acetate lining. Sew in canvas. Bias binding. Faux fur for the collar.
Difficulty
Intermediate
Categories
- For
- Women
- Garment Type
- Coat/Capes
Feb 5, 2014, 06.14 PMby cchristie
Well done Janene. You look fab on the front page of BurdaStyle. Suits you – well almost as well as the coat. Fab
Feb 5, 2014, 04.50 PMby MandieW
Congrats, you’ve made our Member Project of the Week!
Feb 5, 2014, 02.16 AMby Regan Mackenzie
WOW, love the fabric, love the style. Great Coat!
Feb 4, 2014, 08.43 PMby elletjebee
Really beautiful and looks so good on you! I really love these vintage patterns too.
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Feb 4, 2014, 10.08 PMby janene
Thank you so much. I’m a sucker for a vintage pattern!
Feb 4, 2014, 08.35 PMby zsyzu
Absolutely gorgeous. Wonderful photos too.
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Feb 4, 2014, 10.08 PMby janene
Thank you Zsyzu. I’m lucky to have a keen photographer boyf!
Feb 4, 2014, 04.11 PMby kisses
Love it…just fabulous
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Feb 4, 2014, 10.07 PMby janene
Thank you Kisses :-)
Feb 4, 2014, 03.58 PMby slmnstyle
This is gorgeous! All of your hard work and hours of sewing and contructing this coat were well worth it. Enjoy!
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Feb 4, 2014, 10.07 PMby janene
Thank you so much :-)
Feb 4, 2014, 03.29 PMby liliv-1
It’s really a masterpiece!
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Feb 4, 2014, 10.07 PMby janene
Bless you. Thank you LIlliv :-)
Feb 4, 2014, 10.28 AMby Carien Dolittle
Wow I’m jealous. I can imagine the fabric looks like expensive fur from far of!
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Feb 4, 2014, 10.06 PMby janene
Thank you! It certainly is as warm as fur!
Feb 4, 2014, 08.22 AMby Ellen Hatteland
Gorgeous coat Janene! Fabric is wonderful and I agree with you; it’s worth all the effort! You can be proud of this masterpiece! ;)
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Feb 4, 2014, 09.50 AMby janene
Thank you Ellen. I quite fancy a smaller project now!
Feb 6, 2014, 05.24 PMby Ellen Hatteland
Congrats on being featured Janene!
Feb 4, 2014, 06.27 AMby Mary Athey
What a fabulous coat janene. The fabric’s gorgeous and is’nt it great to have something so lovely twirly girly and gorgeous when its cold and miserable outside. I loved reading your blog, it was like i was back in london again. (my sis lives there). You look gorgeous and the photos are smashing. This was so worth all your effort x
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Feb 4, 2014, 09.51 AMby janene
Thanks so much Mary. You say the sweetest things x
Feb 4, 2014, 01.55 AMby E.j. Seo
So beautiful!!! You’ll stand out from the rest of the crowd.
I can easily picture the scene in your childhood while reading your profile. So lovely.
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Feb 4, 2014, 09.51 AMby janene
Thank you. I do get some funny looks!
Feb 3, 2014, 10.31 PMby bjr99
What a beautiful coat. I love the pattern and the fabric! You look super!!
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Feb 4, 2014, 09.51 AMby janene
Thank you :-)
Feb 3, 2014, 10.24 PMby neuwife
Anything twirly is tops in my book. The vintage pattern paired with the modern fabric is brilliant.
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Feb 4, 2014, 09.52 AMby janene
Thank you. I like to mess things up a bit!
Feb 4, 2014, 09.52 AMby janene
I mean *mix!
Feb 3, 2014, 09.57 PMby neuwife
Anything twirly is tops in my book. The vintage pattern paired with the modern fabric is brilliant.
Feb 3, 2014, 09.52 PMby victors
I’ve been looking forward to seeing this finished and its beautiful! That fabric is amazing and for sure you need to twirl it at every opportunity.
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Feb 4, 2014, 09.52 AMby janene
Thank you so much victors. :-)