Thursday, January 14, 2016

Waffle Patterns Pepernoot Hooded Coat

I haven't been doing a lot of sewing since finishing Christmas gifts, but I did finish up this coat, which has been half-finished for a while.  I am really pleased with how this turned out.  Perfect?  Of course not.  I could show you detail shots of every mistake, but I'm not going to do that.  On the whole, I'm really happy with this.  :-)  



The pattern is the Pepernoot Hooded Coat pattern by Waffle Patterns.  I didn't really know anything about this company when I purchased the pattern, but the design is so cute, I had to give it a try.  I found the instructions to be adequate.  They don't walk you through every detail, so I might not recommend this for your first attempt at sewing a wool coat, but they were alright.
There is plenty of ease in this pattern for a thick sweater.  I want to make a lighter jacket version, and I will take out some of the ease in the body. 
 I went with white zippers to add a little spice to the coat.  The fabric is a medium-weight wool coating from Pennie Fabrics in Sarasota.  This is the perfect lightweight coat for here.
 The hood is really nicely drafted.  It lays beautifully when down...
 and stays up nicely, too.
 The zippered patch pockets attracted me to the pattern.  They are really unique.  The sleeve tabs are a nice detail, also.

 I added a fun pink print lining.  The lining fabric is from Gorgeous Fabrics.


10 comments:

  1. I love your coat, Jenny! The hood looks really great; I've had some grief with badly-drafted hoods and that's not fun. Also, I love your lining! Did you knit your hat? Very cute, too!

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    1. Thanks, Uta! Yes I did knit my hat. Blog post coming soon. 😊

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  2. How cute!!! I love the design of this coat and all the little details. Great pops of white and hot pink. Great job!

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    1. Thanks Amanda! I was torn on the zipper color but am happy with it in the end.

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  3. Beautifully sewn! I love the combo of charcoal grey with vivid colour lining. Thank you for sharing the photos. I really love to see my patterns turn to nice garments! yuki@WafflePatterns

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    1. Thank you, Yuki! I really enjoyed sewing it.

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  4. Lovely coat - looks a really useful wardrobe piece.

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  5. What a cute coat Jenny!! It's nice to see that beautiful fabric you purchased at Pennie put to a great clothing piece!! Sometimes we all have things we don't think are perfect in our handmade wears...then someone else looks at it and sees something so different!! I love your details in the white zippers too! Your coat is right in time for this very cool Florida weather we're having too!

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