5547 JACKET WITH ¾ SLEEVES

 

YOU NEED: natural/mixed fabric; fusing; lining; shoulders. 3 buttons.

 

IF THE PATTERNS HAVE DOUBLE CONTOUR, THE SEAM ALLOWANCE IS PROVIDED,

IF THE PATTERNS HAVE SINGLE CONTOUR, THE SEAM ALLOWANCE IS NOT PROVIDED.

 

SEAM ALLOWANCE: 1 cm for all seams, 3 cm for garment/sleeve hems.

 

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).

 

WHEN SEWING, BE CAREFUL WITH NOTCHES – THEY MUST BE COINCIDING!

 

CUTTING:

Fabric:

1. Pocket – 4 pieces

2. Center back part – 2 pieces

3. Side back part – 2 pieces

4. Collar – 2 pieces

5. Lapel – 2 pieces

6. Side front part – 2 pieces

7. Middle front part – 2 pieces

8. Center front part – 2 pieces

9. Front band – 2 pieces

10. Upper sleeve – 2 pieces

11. Lower sleeve – 2 pieces

12. Sleeve’s hem facing

Lining:

1. Center back part – 2 pieces

2. Side back part – 2 pieces

3. Side front part – 2 pieces

4. Middle front part – 2 pieces

5. Upper sleeve – 2 pieces

6. Lower sleeve – 2 pieces

 

Fusing: front band, back neckline facing, collar, lapel, center front part, sleeve’s hem facing.

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

1. Apply the fusing to wrong side of front band, back neckline facing, collar, lapel, center front part, sleeve’s hem facing.

 

2. Stitch back darts and press them towards the center.

 

3. Stitch the lapel to the collar, press joining seam apart.

 

4. Stitch back middle seam and press it apart. Stitch front/back relieves and press them apart.

 

5. Mark pocket place. Lay pocket details right sides together and stitch pocket’s upper edges. Stitch pockets’ edges along contour leaving 5-cm hole into side seam. Cut allowances of rounded corners and turn them right side out. Press the pocket. Topstitch the pocket in accordance with marking.

 

6. Stitch side/shoulder edges. Press side/shoulder seams apart.

 

7. Stitch inner collar with the lapel into front/band necklines. Press joining seam apart.

 

8. Stitch shoulder edges of back neckline facing/front band, then press seams apart. Stitch inner collar with the lapel into back neckline/front band.

 

9. Pin front band on front part right sides together and overstitch along edging, lapels and collar fall. (Overstitch front part upward.) Stitch lower edges of front bands to front part along marked hem line. Cut seams of lower corners of edging. Topstitch edging’s overstitching allowance on front band at closure (stop stitching 3 cm before neckline and lower corner). (Topstitch at 0.2 cm from seam.) Turn edgings right side out.

 

10. Stitch elbow seams leaving slits. Press elbow seams apart, press slits. Press sleeve hems into wrong side. Stitch sleeve front seams and press them apart. Overstitch sleeves’ hems and slits. Press sleeve hems and slits.

 

11. Stitch sleeves into armholes according to notches. Sew shoulder pads.

 

12. Stitch lining details together and stitch sleeve in, leaving a hole into right front seam of a sleeve.

 

13. Stitch the lining to inner edges of front bands/back neckline facing. Press allowances of seam joining the collar apart and fix them close to seams.

 

14. Stitch the lining to jacket/sleeve hems. Turn the jacket right side out trough sleeve hole. Stitch hole’s edges together.

 

15. Make buttonholes into right front part, sew buttons on left one.