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Remember Coco Chanel's advice, ‘Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman,’ while stitching this jacket by Amanda Walker. The construction is straightforward, thanks to the absence of a collar and darts. Bouclé is a great fabric for a first attempt at a jacket as the textured surface is forgiving to little mistakes, but it is bulkier than other fabrics so remember to lift your presser foot regularly to prevent bunching and clip those corners.
Sew a jacket
1 Download and print the jacket pattern. Cut out all of the pieces as indicated in the cutting guide. Snip 3cm wide strips of bouclé fabric along the selvedge, then fray the cut edge. Trim as required for the jacket edges.
2 Lay a strip along the top edge of a bouclé pocket piece, frayed edge pointing inwards, then tack in place within the seam allowance. Place the coordinating lining piece on top, with right sides together. Pin and stitch around, leaving one side open for turning. Clip the corners, turn out, and press.
3 Repeat step two to make a second pocket, turning through the opposite side. Line up the raw, open edge of one pocket with the outer edge of a bouclé front piece, 1.5cm from the base, then pin in place. Repeat with the other pocket and front piece. Topstitch 1mm in along the b
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