elizabeth_mn

I totally scrapped the last mock-up and pattern and bought a couple new patterns for the coat. Yesteray I cut one of the patterns out and today I made the mockup. I used Butterick 4620, a nice, fitted, princess-seamed coat with classic lines. I made a few changes: I sqaured the rounded collar and lapel, and, since some of the edges are meant to be left raw and frayed, I added seam allowances to a couple places so I could have a finished edge.

I don't know why I even bothered with that other pattern! I think I used it because I already had it, and I only originally bought it because I was desparate, and I couldn't find the pattern I really wanted. I am so against slanty darts from now on!

I think the mockup is looking pretty good, since I really didn't make any changes to the pattern before I made it.

There are a couple annoying wrinkles in the back at the shoulder blade area that I'm not sure how to fix, but I guess I'll look it up in my favorite tailoring book and see what wisdom they have for me. The collar and lapel aren't meeting where they should in the last pic, but that was before I realized I had to add a seam allowance to one part at the top of the lapel.

There are still a few more tweaks I want to make before I jump into cutting the actual fabric, but I think this is progress!