Round Shoulder Coat — Post #1

A few weeks ago, I attended a a very enjoyable gathering at the McCall Patterns offices. The main attraction (for me) was the opportunity to see the sample garments for their fall pattern collection. I fell hard for Vogue 1419, which I had already ordered. It went straight to the top of my sewing list.

I like to do the nitpicky parts of a project first, while I still have energy for them. Reading the pattern directions, it looks like I can do the front closure pretty near first thing, so that’s what I’m doing.

Following is my method. I’m pretty sure it’s different from what the pattern tells you to do, but, well, it’s my coat.

Here’s a detail of the front closure on the sample coat, from the McCall Patterns Pinterest page

Take a rectangle of contrast fabric. Stitch it to the front along the stitching lines.

Press the short ends .

Trim

slash to the stitching line

press long edges

flip the long edges to wrong side. Open them out and press.

trim

fold raw edges under

slipstitch

get out your embroidery floss. I used 2 strands: one of black and one of brown.

Buttonhole stitch

bar tack

buttonhole stitch over bartack

finished right side

Finished wrong side

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