merelee79

Well, I was up pretty late last night finishing up this coat so my daughter could wear it to school today. Crazy that yesterday’s high was 78* and today we aren’t even in the upper 40s. Brrrr!

Here’s a link to check it out: http://meremakes.com/an-oliver-s-school-days-coat-day-2-done/

This was for sure an expedited sew-along as I did all of this…[Read more]

I have the hood and jacket front finished! I sat down to finally sew tonight but the site was undergoing maintenance so I had to guess what took place on the first day.

Hoping I can knock the rest of the coat out tomorrow as it’s supposed to be freezing here on Tuesday!!

I have the hood and jacket front finished! I sat down to finally sew tonight but the site was undergoing maintenance so I had to guess what took place on the first day.

Hoping I can knock the rest of the coat out tomorrow as it’s supposed to be freezing here on Tuesday!!

Justsewit, I’m right there with you. I just put together the pattern and traced it yesterday. Hoping to maybe trace onto the fabric and cut into it today (more likely tomorrow). This past week was crazy and this coming Tuesday we are expected to drop in temperature and not leave the 40s. My poor daughter doesn’t have a coat that fits so this is…[Read more]

Justsewit, I’m right there with you. I just put together the pattern and traced it yesterday. Hoping to maybe trace onto the fabric and cut into it today (more likely tomorrow). This past week was crazy and this coming Tuesday we are expected to drop in temperature and not leave the 40s. My poor daughter doesn’t have a coat that fits so this is…[Read more]

I have been holding on to this pattern for almost 2.5 years and figured this was the year I was going to make my little boy a coat and put this intimidation behind me.
Thanks for the tips everyone posted here. It was helpful.
Wish. Me. Luck!