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Combat winter chills in style with a striking cape coat designed by Amanda Walker. Made in luxurious velvet or brushed cotton and lined with a coordinating printed cotton, they are easily constructed from simple pattern pieces. Both designs feature collars to protect your neck from the wind, and a choice of normal or military-style strap fastenings will keep your cape wrapped snugly around you. Why not use up scraps of lining fabric and a decorative button to create a pretty matching corsage?
Make a cape
First make a pattern. Fold a piece of paper measuring approximately 150cm x 75cm in half lengthways. From one edge of the fold line, measure along 70cm and mark this point with a pencil. From this centre point, measure 70cm and mark. Carry on marking the 70cm length from this point and an arc should appear. Cut along the line. Unfold the paper and a half circle will have been formed (see diagram). Visit www.sewmag.co.uk and download the templates. Transfer the cape pattern pieces onto the half circle and mark on the centre back seam and the neckline. Cut out the pieces.
Use this pattern to cut out the four pieces needed for the cape, following the cutting guide. If the fabric is 150cm wide, each pair can be cut together, or if the fabric is narrower, cut the single piece out and then turn it over onto another piece of fabric to make a pair. Cut out the collar pieces. If you would like a stand up collar, cut out a strip measuring 45cm x 6cm, following the same cutting instructions.
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