Burda 05-2011 #113 – Cropped Wool Jacket

 

Wool? Red? Cozy? CHECK! I’m loving this jacket. I’ve had it finished for almost two weeks, but with coaching (I get home late) and our decreased light (we are losing six minutes a day!), I haven’t had time to take good photos.

 

I love all the buttons and topstitching. Last time I wore it, I wore a long white tunic over skinny jeans and boots. I think I may have like that styling better although, I like it with these jeans too. There’s just an awkward gap between the tops of my jeans and the bottom of the jacket. I love this darker red color. This is a very accurate representation of the color. I had a hard time getting true color photos in the pictures below.

 

I think it’s slightly too wide in the shoulders and you can see it in the picture. No, I didn’t make a muslin *hangs head*, but Burda sizing is always so solid. I could probably could have gotten rid of a 1/2” of length in the arms too.

 

I lined it with the rest of the fabric from this dress. It’s a polyester charmeuse from JoAnn’s. It’s fully lined using the Thread tutorial on bagging the lining. This was painless and easy.

 

This jacket in the magazine was not lined and only had a facing pattern piece. I just made my own lining using the jacket pieces. I added a 1” vent to the CB for movement.

 

See how the color goes all tomato-y when the coat is by itself? I don’t get that. Red and bright pink really screw with cameras.

 

I love the buttons and the topstitching. I used dark brown Gutterman upholstery thread for all the topstitching.

 

This is what the hem looks like on the inside. You can see the topstitching thread.

 

I only hand stitched three places. This section on both sides, and then a 5” slit in the lining. It was really easy.

 

So. Many. Button. Lots of hand sewing on the buttons though. In the end, I think it was worth it. I love it!

 

The buttons are from JoAnn’s. They are dark brass in color and real metal. There were so many fake metal buttons there. Blech.

 

 

Sqeeeeeeeee, I love this jacket. I’ve been waiting to show it to ya’ll!!