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Clare Coat Finish

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I’m very pleased with my finished Clare Coat. It’s not perfect by any means, but it fits, it’s wearable, warm, and it’s my favorite color!

I would not recommend interlining your first coat with Thinsulate. It was a bit of a mess. I wish I had kept it simple the first time around instead of being so ambitious. But, I made it work in the end. I think my Grandma would be proud of me.

Pattern is Clare Coat by Closet Core patterns: a great first coat to make! They have lots of tutorials. Fabric is wool melton from Vogue Fabrics, and lining is China silk.

Clare Coat Update

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All my hard work over the past few weeks is paying off. It’s starting to look like a coat! I still need to sew on the collar, the front facings,and then line it. So there’s a lot left to do.

And can I share how much I love my new Bohin Mechanical Chalk Pencil? I’ve always struggled with transferring pattern marks to fabric. When I used chalk, it rubbed off. But this miracle wonder tool solved the problem. I picked it up at Sew to Speak on Saturday, but it’s not on their website.

Bob and I are both off today, and we’re going to go for a walk. Outside. At a park! it will be nice to spend some time together.