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This fabric has its own story… decades ago I spotted a very cool yellow coat at Kate Spade. Of course the price was beyond my limits, I was not willing to BUY a coat … kind of honor-thing I am afraid. O.K. I can manage to sew a similar one. So I got a very expensive “Walkloden” (the origin name for all that cooked wool-fabrics, a very traditional method to handle wool fabrics to be more weatherproof, very common in Austria and Southern Bavaria).
After a good amount of time I had the fabric in my stash, my taste changed and I was no longer soooo fascinated by this certain Kate-Spade-coat. So what to do with the fabric???
One day I scrolled and clicked through Burda Style and saw the next most fascinating coat:
http://www.burdastyle.com/projects/beetlejuice-122011-bubble-coat
She did such an amazing version of a Burda magazine pattern!
Best thing – and worst: I OWN that certain magazine … and why did it not came to my mind just to skip that very silly ruffle-thing? I did remember very well what came into my mind as I picked the mag: “What an idiot detail, who is designing such strange fashion?”
OK shame on me – and my very arrogant behavior. Which trapped me in strange feelings and so I was not able to see beyond.
But after I had seen kokuryus coat, I was totally into this pattern!
She just skipped the frills, I wanted to go one step ahead – was it possible to skip the whole bib-part?
Of course – and very easy too!
So in the end, my version got some veeeery soft frills too: I gathered the bust dart-amount of fabric at the raglan seams.
Plus: I thought the now so clean and simple look could bear some big pockets.
So I remembered how to sew on pockets with no visible seams – by machine. Worked well enough – wool fabric is always very kind, so some ironing finished the job to a satisfying level.
Thats not all: I wanted a surprise-effect inside: A stripy lining. But of course, you cannot find any stripy lining fabrics. So I made one for myself: bought black and white lining, cut into big stripes and sewed it together.
Only thing I forgot to check: for my taste the sleeves are too short – the are more elbow length, then 3/4, which I would have preferred. I did a facing hem to win at least the 4 cm seam allowance, but still a bit too short.
But in general: I am super satisfied.
Material Notes
very fancy, great to work with “walkloden” – cooked wool from KWL, an austrian traditional company for cooked wool
Difficulty
Intermediate
Categories
- For
- Women
- Garment Type
- Coat/Capes
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Jun 15, 2012, 07.29 PMby pixiesam
Wow, this coat looks amazing! Your version looks so much better than the original.
Apr 2, 2012, 03.03 PMby dlikat
OMG – hey guys sooo many soooo super nice comments! you make me blushing ;-))) Thank you! This means a lot to me, as I said in the coat-story, the pattern and I – this was not a first-sight-lovestory …
THANKS!
Apr 1, 2012, 08.44 AMby carottesauvage
waow! Stunning!
Mar 31, 2012, 02.19 AMby sunnilj9
I think it looks fabulous! I love that color, no I ADORE that color! What a great idea for the coat too! Taking off the ruffles and the bib never made anything look so good. Very modern and chic! One word: perfect! xoxo, Sunni
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Apr 2, 2012, 03.01 PMby dlikat
thank you for your kind words ;-)))
I am happy now, but as I mentioned, I did not see the possibilities of the pattern at the first sight …
Mar 30, 2012, 04.55 PMby loves2sew555
Totals agree with u about the ruffles, it looks great without. The fabric is fab and the colour is amazing!
Mar 30, 2012, 03.27 PMby lizah
it looks so simple and beautiful!
Mar 30, 2012, 03.16 PMby marec
Wonderful! I used giant snaps like those recently…they are so cool. Have fun with this beautiful coat.
Mar 30, 2012, 02.48 PMby Jolands
Very Beautiful . Love the lining too.
Mar 30, 2012, 12.46 PMby mitmit
Great coat! Love the colour! :-)
Mar 30, 2012, 11.44 AMby aficionada
Thank you for sharing your story of the coat. I might now also take a second look at the pattern! I like the color on you and also the idea of the striped lining. Very well done! :)
Mar 30, 2012, 11.36 AMby catofdrurylane
Beautiful coat! Love the idea of the lining. I can’t believe you made the pattern look so good.
Mar 30, 2012, 10.21 AMby kelerabeus
Gorgeous, I love the color you choose! How clever of you to create your own lining fabric, looks amazing.
Mar 30, 2012, 10.06 AMby candicej
Lovely coat, and I love the whole look – very cool!
Mar 30, 2012, 10.03 AMby MientjiB
This coat is GORGEOUS! I love everything about it – the colour, the adaptations, the button-toggle-thingies. Well done!