{"id":82595,"date":"2024-07-01T15:38:43","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T19:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=82595"},"modified":"2024-06-30T15:06:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T19:06:28","slug":"shelleys-amazing-chaval-coat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2024\/07\/shelleys-amazing-chaval-coat.html","title":{"rendered":"shelley’s amazing chaval coat"},"content":{"rendered":"

I know it’s July and many of you in the U.S. are in the middle of a heat wave, but some of the world (southern hemisphere, hello!) are heading into cooler weather and thinking about layers. As in, coat-style layers, if you can imagine it from where you’re sweating…. There are also a few of us who like to plan ahead and start thinking about sewing projects for next season without time pressure. And there are some of us who cool down by thinking about colder weather. So in any case, here we are with the amazing Shelley<\/a> and her equally amazing barnyard coat! Sit yourself down with an icy drink and take a nice long look at this beauty!<\/p>\n

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Barnyard Chaval Coat<\/h2>\n

Sometimes a fabric comes along that you just have to buy with no idea of what you\u2019ll immediately do with it. That was the case when I found this designer wool fabric back in 2016. The store was closing down and this Dolce & Gabbana designer printed wool coating was on sale. I bought some and stashed it away.<\/p>\n

Inspiration hit when the Chaval coat pattern<\/a> was released, and in planning for an upcoming family holiday that would require coats, I became convinced it finally had to happen. Only once I was fixated on the marriage of fabric and pattern did I get the fabric out and realise the 2m cut I\u2019d bought fell well short of the pattern\u2019s recommended yardage.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve never been one to shy away from a cutting layout challenge, as evidenced by this forum thread<\/a> where I picked a virtual fight with the hi tech Oliver + S cutting layout software. If I\u2019d been shopping the fabric to suit the pattern, I\u2019d buy the recommended amount and probably manage some better pattern matching. Since I had to fit the pattern to the fabric I traced off my pattern and set about making it work. In the image below I hadn\u2019t yet ironed my fabric and thought I\u2019d have to forego the pocket flaps. Once the fabric was ironed, I moved the pocket welts to the crossgrain and found room for my pocket flaps. The only other concession to my fabric shortage was having to piece the bottom part of the front facings.<\/p>\n

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Obviously, there\u2019s no place for fussy cutting when fabric \u201cscrooging\u201d at this extreme level, but then how funny did my pockets turn out?! Who knew that a rabbit, when given the backward facing legs of a donkey would end up looking like some fluffy, rodent version of a hermit crab. And if a pig-chicken isn\u2019t already a thing then it should be!<\/p>\n

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I bought some fabulous lining with a Hermes-esque type pattern and quilted it to some wool quilt batting for extra warmth. Only the front and back lining pieces are quilted with the sleeves just being cut from the main fabric and lining.<\/p>\n

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I wanted a hanging loop and this little snaffle bit seemed so perfectly apt. A small patch of interfaced main fabric and a label gave me a nice looking back facing. Was I jinxing myself with the \u201cfinished just in time\u201d label?<\/p>\n

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I found some beautiful variegated wooden buttons and as I was finishing the coat with a whole 48 hours before our flight I started wishing I\u2019d thought ahead to make bound buttonholes like Liesl did here<\/a>. Having already handstitched all my lining I was sensible enough to forget that idea and forge ahead with machine made buttonholes.<\/p>\n

With all the pressure of long stashed, fancy fabric competing against an upcoming holiday deadline, I\u2019m going to confess to not having made a muslin at all. I measure between sizes 10 and 12 in Liesl + Co patterns and knew that a straight size 12 would be a very safe bet. My only change to the pattern was to add some shoulder pads sewn in between the outer coat and lining.<\/p>\n

We arrived in Paris and all went out to dinner in our new coats and got completely drenched in a downpour. They mostly dried on hangers overnight and we finished the drying process by biking around the city the next day. Apologies for not having found an iron to give the coat another good press before taking my pictures.<\/p>\n

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This was the fourth and final coat I sewed for the family holiday. I\u2019d saved it until last because I knew the Liesl + Co instructions and sewing experience would be the best and I wanted to finish on a sewing high.<\/p>\n

I absolutely adore my crazy, barnyard animal Chaval coat. It\u2019s funny and incredibly fancy and has already had a few unprompted compliments when I\u2019ve worn it. I guess since I held the fabric for so long and have worn it in both hemispheres I can call it timeless and trans-seasonal as well as bonkers.<\/p>\n

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We love it, Shelley! You can pick up your own copy of the Chaval Coat pattern in paper<\/a> or in digital format<\/a>. We can’t help you with the fabric, unfortunately, but I’m certain you’ll find something equally suitable to your personal style (and sense of humor, where appropriate)!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The fabulous Lightning McStitch (Shelley) sewed an amazing barnyard coat using our Chaval Coat pattern, and we just know you’re going to love it! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":82602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[20817],"class_list":["post-82595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-chaval-coat"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/barnyard-coat-feature.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-lub","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":82691,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2024\/08\/shelleys-jacket-using-leftover-fabric.html","url_meta":{"origin":82595,"position":0},"title":"shelley’s jacket using leftover fabric","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"August 26, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The amazing Shelley is back with yet another cool sewing project, a toddler jacket made from leftover Chaval Coat fabric and an adapted School Days Jacket pattern. 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