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Front coat: cut one pair
Back coat: cut one on fold
Front facing: cut one pair in fabric
Sleeve: cut one pair
Collar: cut one pair in fabric
Hood: cut one pair in fabric and one pair in lining
Front and back bodice: cut two on fold
Sleeve bands: cut two 16cm x 47cm pieces
Skirt: cut two in contrast fabric, 57, (59, 61)cm x 78cm [small/medium/large]
Hem band: cut a strip 21cm x 54cm (small), 21cm x 56cm (medium), 21cm x 78cm (large)
1cm seam allowance used throughout.
Front skirt: cut one on the fold
Back skirt: cut one pair
Flaps: cut two pairs
Waistband: cut two on the fold: one in fabric and one in fusible interfacing
Belt loops: cut a strip, 4cm x 32cm
Belt: cut one strip in fabric, 11cm x 95cm; cut one strip in fusible buckram, 4cm x 90cm. Cut an arrow head at one end on both strips. Add an extra 4cm for each size increase.
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout unless otherwise stated.
Front: cut one on the fold
Back: cut one pair
Sleeve: cut two pairs
Pocket: cut two pairs
Back neck facing: cut one pair in fabric and one pair in interfacing
Front neck facing: cut one on the fold in fabric and one on the fold in interfacing
1.5cm seam allowances used throughout, except around the base of the sleeves where 1cm is needed.
Front:cut one pair, then cut along the marked line for the left-hand side
Back: cut one on the fold
Sleeve: cut one pair
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout unless otherwise stated.
Main skirt: measure your waist to determine fabric length. The ratio for the gathering is 3:1, so a 66cm waist x 3 = 1.98m. Add 3cm for the hem and 1.5cm for the waistline seam allowance.
Waistband strip: add 2.5cm to waist measurement, 2cm for the overlap and 1.5cm seam allowance at each end. Cut a fabric strip, 16cm wide, to this measurement, plus
another in fusible interfacing.
1.5cm seam allowances are used throughout
Front skirt: cut one on the fold
Back skirt: cut one pair
Upper side front: cut one pair
Lower side front: cut one pair
Waistband: cut one in main fabric, plus one half the width in fusible interfacing
Use 1.5cm seam allowances throughout unless otherwise stated.
Neaten the skirt edges where specified using overlocking or zig zag stitch.
Note: cut along the line at the hem of each of the panels as indicated on the pattern.
Centre-front: cut one pair each from wool felt and lining fabric
Centre-back: cut one pair each from wool felt and lining fabric
Side: cut two pairs each from wool felt and lining fabric
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
Note: The top is cut in two layers – the outer pink section is 6cm shorter than the grey under layer
• Front outer piece: cut two rectangles, 35cm x 70cm; cut one grey rectangle, 9cm x 70cm
• Front: Cut one on the fold in each colour
• Back: Cut one on the fold in each colour
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout, except on the neckline where 1cm is used.
Front bodice: cut two on fold, one for lining
Back bodice: cut two pairs, one for lining
Skirt: cut three on fold (one for centre front, one each for side panels); cut one pair for back, with a seam through centre back for zip
1.5cm seam allowance used unless otherwise stated.
Front bodice: cut one on the fold
Back bodice: cut one on the fold
Front and back skirt: cut two on the fold
Neck binding: Cut a strip on the bias, 5cm x 82cm
Armhole binding: Cut two bias strips, 5cm x 50cm
Front: cut one on the fold from cotton
Front facing: cut one on the fold from cotton
Back: cut one pair from cotton
Back facing: cut one pair from cotton
Ruffle: cut two on the fold from broderie anglaise
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
Front skirt: cut one pair
Back skirt: cut one on the fold
Pocket back: cut one pair in contrasting fabric
Pocket lining: cut one pair in contrasting fabric
Waistband: cut an 11cm x 78cm strip (Small), 11cm x 82cm (Medium), 11cm x 86cm (Large)
Front opening facing: cut two 6.5cm x 61cm strips in contrast fabric
Front: cut one on the fold
Back: cut one on the fold
Pocket: cut one
Neck binding: cut one 3.5cm x 84cm strip on the bias
Armhole binding: cut two 3.5cm x 54cm strips on the bias
Rouleau loop: cut one 4.5cm x 10cm strip on the bias
1.5cm seam allowance used, except for neck and armholes where a 1cm seam allowance is used.
FABRIC
Front bodice: cut one pair
Back bodice: cut one on the fold
Front skirt: cut one on the fold
Back skirt: cut one on the fold
Sleeve: cut one pair
Pocket back: cut two on the fold
Pocket bag: cut two on the fold
Belt: cut one 6cm x (waist + 24cm) strip
Collar: cut two
BUCKRAM
Belt: cut one 2.5cm x (waist + 20cm) strip
1.5cm seam allowance used unless otherwise stated.
Front: cut one pair
Back: cut one on the fold
Front facing: cut one pair
Back neck facing: cut one on the fold
Collar: cut one pair
Sleeve: cut one pair
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
Front: cut one on the fold
Front side panel: cut one pair
Back: cut one pair
Sleeve: cut one pair
Pocket bag: cut one pair
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout except for at the neckline, where 1cm is used.
MAIN FABRIC
Front bodice: cut one on the fold
Back bodice: cut one on the fold
Front skirt: cut one on the fold
Back skirt: cut one on the fold
Sleeve: cut one pair
CONTRAST FABRIC
Collar facing: cut two on the fold
Pocket: cut one pair
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
Note: start by taking your waist and hip measurements. The largest of these will be meas A
Back panel: cut one (divide meas A by four, add 4cm = width) x (desired length* plus 4cm = length) on the fold from printed corduroy
Front panel: cut two (divide meas A by four, add 12cm = width) x (desired length* plus 4cm = length) from printed corduroy
Pocket: cut two 20cm x 27cm rectangles each from plain corduroy and lining fabric
Waistband: cut one 6cm x (waist meas x 1.5, plus 1.3m) strip from plain corduroy
*Natural waist to hem length
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
COTTON
Upper front: cut one pair
Upper back: cut one on the fold
Sleeve: cut one pair
Collar: cut one pair
Centre tab: cut one 4cm x 8cm rectangle
CREPE
Lower front: cut one on the fold
Lower back: cut one on the fold
1.5cm seam allowance used throughout.
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