Leopard Fur Coat – McCall’s 7257

  This is my dream coat – I always wanted a leopard fur coat! They remind me of old Hollywood actresses like Jean Harlow, and it adds a certain kind of glamour and swankiness to any outfit…even with my jeans and sneakers. When I got an email alert from Mood…

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An Oscar De La Renta Coat – Butterick 6385

  If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know that I have an, umm, obsession with coats. Being a New England inhabitant, it almost feels mandatory to have more than one coat to get through the seasons, and who wants to wear the same boring coat over…

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Grainline Studio Cascade Duffle Coat

  After a two years of sitting in my sewing queue, I can finally check the Cascade Duffle Coat by Grainline Studio off my list.  I knew this project was going to be a major time investment and the only way I could make it for this winter was to work…

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Cascade Duffle Coat Progress

  What better time than Christmas vacation to cut out a major project like the Cascade Duffle Coat.  Last Christmas, I cut out my wedding dress, hah! This pattern has been on my “want to sew” list since it came out, but I never seemed to get around to making it…

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McCall’s 7058 | Polka Dot Coat

  It only seems fitting that I post about a coat that I started, well, a year ago, on the first day of the new year! Last year, I had an idea to create a course on how to make coats and this was the coat pattern I was going to…

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