5076 FLARED COAT WITH RAGLAN SLEEVES

 

ATTENTION! Before sewing, print paper patterns and lay them out according to the linen width (from 90 to 150 cm) to find out how much material you need (do not forget about double and symmetric details).

 

YOU NEED: fabric of 150 cm width suitable for coats, lining; fusing; raglan shoulder pads; 1 open-ended zipper (measure middle front line’s length and select a zipper correspondingly); 2 zippers of 18 cm length.

 

CUTTING:

Fabric:

1. Back part – 2 pieces

2. Back neckline facing – 1 folded piece

3. Front band – 2 pieces

4. Collar – 2 pieces

5. Center front part – 2 pieces

6. Side front part – 2 pieces

7. Back sleeve – 2 pieces

8. Front sleeve – 2 pieces

9. Cuff – 4 pieces

                              

Lining: cut off neckline facing from back part; add 1 cm for free-fitting along back middle line. Join center front part and side front part in one piece, cut off front bands. Cut off facing and front bands from sleeves.

10. Sacking – 4 pieces

 

Fusing: Apply the fusing to wrong side of front bands, back neckline facing, collar and cuffs. Apply the fusing additionally to back hem.

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

1. Stitch middle back seam. Press seam allowances apart.

 

2. Stitch front relieves leaving pocket entrances unstitches. Press seam allowances apart; press pocket entrance allowance along both sides of pocket entrance. Tack each zipper under pocket entrances so that teeth were invisible. Topstitch front parts along relieves/front edges of pocket entrances at 1 cm distance. Stitch one of lining sackings to allowance of pocket entrance’s front edge; stitch another sacking to allowance of pocket entrance’s back edge. Fold sackings frontward, cut, adjust and stitch together.

 

3. Stitch front/back raglan seams, then topstitch at 1.0 cm distance.

 

4. Stitch upper sleeves together, topstitch at 1 cm distance. Stitch lower sleeves and side seams of the coat.

 

5. Sew shoulder pads.

 

6. Open open-ended zipper, fold zipper braids’ upper corners under. Lay each braid’s outer side on front part’s right side so that teeth were on front part and braids were on edging’s allowance. Stitch braids to edging; begin stitching at neckline.

 

7. Stitch inner collar into neckline; stitch shoulder seams of back facing and front bands, stitch outer collar into facing neckline and front bands; press allowances apart, slash at rounding.

 

8. Lay outer collar joint with front bands on the garment (right sides together), then overstitch edgings and the collar as well as armholes; turn right side out and press; sew allowances of outer collar’s edge on neckline allowance. On right side: turn edging, collar and armholes right side out and tack.

 

At hem, lay front bands frontward. Fold hem allowance into wrong side and sew. Fold front bands into wrong side. Topstitch front bands and the collar t 1.0 cm distance.

 

10. Lay cuffs in pairs right sides together and stitch along upper edges. Lay each cuff flat and stitch short edges. Fold the cuff along the center, topstitch along folding at 1 cm distance. Stitch one –f cuff’s details to sleeve hem (right sides together), press seam allowances apart. Press open edges into wrong side.

 

11. Stitch lining details together. Stitch the lining to cuff edges, front bands’ inner edges and back neckline facing. Sew the lining.