Sew A Reversible Jacket

I have kept the best for last in the mix and match set of clothes that I have been sewing all week. Today I show you how to sew a very feminine reversible jacket to round off the set. Until now, we have been keeping it very simple and easy, but today's jacket has a few snags to look out for, though it is still quite easy to manage.

The reversed jacket.

It is the final piece of clothing that I will be making from this selection of fabric.

I use a McCalls pattern for this jacket.

As the jacket has a princess line, I start by pinning the two front panels together with right sides facing.

Sew the panels together.

Notch the seam where necessary.

Pin the side seams of the front and back panels.

Sew the side seams.

Pin the shoulders of front and back.

Sew the shoulders.

Pin the sleeves underarm.

Sew the sleeves underarm seam.

Pin the sleeves into the sleeve openings.

Sew the sleeves into the sleeve openings.

Pin the collars and sew around three sides. Notch and turn right side out.

Find the centre of the collar.

Line the centre of the collar up with the centre of the back neck opening.

Pin together.

Pin the collar to the back neck.

Sew the collar onto the back neck.

Pin the inside jacket to the outside jacket.

Sew all around the edge of the jacket.

Notch all of the curves and corners. Turn right sides out at the sleeves and iron flat.

Fold the collar in and sew by hand.

Fold the hems of the sleeves in and pin.

Sew the hems of the sleeves by hand.

Mark the buttonholes.

Sew the buttonholes.

Open the buttonholes.

Sew buttons onto the jacket on both the 'inside' as well as the 'outside' of the jacket.

The finished jacket.

The reversed side of the finished jacket.

The jacket with the completes ensemble.

You can watch a compilation video of the above steps on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/SJfh1Fz69C8

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