kimono coat

coat - burda 04/2016, #111

had my eye on this pattern since it was out 

but sewing it in april wasn't making much sense

april can be very hot in belgrade

i'm already thinking about swimwear that time of the year

..

last fall i've again been thinking of making it

although that never happened 

but i did end up buying this fabric and tracing pattern

so once i finally found the time to sew the coat

it didn't take that much time at all

..

dunno what the fabric is.. some sort of a blend

probably with some viscose in it.. it's very soft to touch,

 not too thick, but it is rather heavy, 

and while drapes beautifully

 it turned out to be a bit too heavy for this pattern

as front flap now pulls the entire coat down a bit

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also, it was a pain in the ass to finish the sides and get a nice look inside

as there are layers and layers of fabric 

in area where the front flap is..

have no idea how burda wants me to finish it

(instructions are a bit confusing)

from the picture in magazine i think they simply overlocked the inside edges 

and stitched them down flat..

i couldn't do that, as it would look silly

since i overlocked the edges using pink thread :)

and you can see the insides when you're wearing the coat unbelted..

so i had to fiddle with it a bit, and i'm not too happy with the result

but it worked (kinda).. sorry there's no picture of that

might come back and add them when i'm feeling less lazy

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also.. been thinking of removing the flap

that way the whole thing would hang better

and inside finishing of the left side would look nice and smooth

but if i remove the flap

than it's just a basic bathrobe coat

and the reason i made the coat was the flap

as i really liked how it looks..

so i guess i'll just leave it as is,

or maybe give it another go in lighter fabric

all the complaints aside

i actually do like this coat

and adore the color (that is actually more green irl)..

it's going to be a pretty good alternative to trench coat this fall

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mokosha