5132 JACKET WITH ONE-BUTTON CLOSURE

 

YOU NEED: poplin of 150 cm width; lining of 150 cm width; fusing; 1 button; shoulder pads; warmer.

 

CUTTING:

Fabric:

1. Middle front part – 2 pieces

2. Side front part – 2 pieces

3. Middle back part – 2 pieces

4. Side back part – 2 pieces

5. Upper sleeve – 2 pieces

6. Elbow part – 2 pieces

7. Collar – 2 folded pieces

8. Back neckline facing – 1 folded piece

9. Sacking – 4 pieces

10. Front band – 2 pieces

Lining: front part (excluding front band width), back part (excluding neckline facing width), side front part, side back part, upper sleeve, elbow sleeve.

Fusing: front bands, back neckline facing, collar.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Apply the fusing to wrong side of front bands, back neckline facings, collar.

2. Stitch back middle edges together, press seam allowances apart.

3. Stitch back relieves. Press allowances towards back center. Topstitch middle back parts along relieves at 0.7 cm from seams.

4. Stitch front relieves excluding pocket entrance. Press allowances towards the center.

5. Stitch upper sacking to allowance of pocket entrance of middle front part, right sides together. Topstitch middle front part along pocket entrance. Stitch lower sacking to pocket entrance allowance of side front part, right sides together. Stitch sackings’ edges together. Topstitch middle front part along relieve seam excluding pocket entrances.

6. Stitch side/shoulder edges.

7. Stitch back neckline facing to front bands.

8. Pin front bands to front edges right side together. Stitch front bands to edgings and lapels up to horizontal marks.

9. Process the collar neatly along outer collar. Insert the collar between jacket and front band with facing.

Stitch inner collar into jacket neckline, stitch outer collar into neckline of front bands and facing. Press allowances of seams joining outer/inner collar apart, slash roundings.

Fold front bands and facing into wrong side.

Press jacket hem allowances into wrong side.

Pin seams joining outer/inner collars.

Stitch allowances of seams joining outer/inner collar close to seams.

 

10. Stitch sleeve front/elbow edges. Press sleeve hem allowance into wrong side. Stitch sleeves in, easing them along sleeve caps. Stitch warmer stripe of 4 cm width under allowances of seams joining sleeves (sleeve caps). Sew shoulder pads.

11. Stitch lining details in the same way as fabric ones except 20 cm segment into elbow seam of one sleeve.

Lay the lining on fabric right sides together, and pin together along middle back line and shoulder seams.

Overstitch the jacket with lining along front bands and neckline facing. Stitch the lining to sleeve hems.

Stitch the lining to jacket hem edge. Turn the garment right side out through unstitched segment of sleeve, then stitch the silt.

12. Topstitch the garment along edgings, lapels and collar.

13. Make buttonholes into right edge, sew buttons on left one.