I have promised you all pictures of my new Trench Coat. This has to be the neatest project I have completed in a while. I know, I say that all the time but seriously, this one was fun. This is a pattern I picked up at Fall Market in Houston and am currently carrying in the store. It was created by Kay Whitt, owner of Serendipity Studio (http://www.sewserendipity.com/). It's called the Sophia Trench Coat. Can I just tell you something? I feel so incredibly sexy in this coat! Not only because it's a fine looking coat but, I made it!! Sure, I sew all the time, I make new things everyday, but there was something about this piece that I am just so proud of! It is the second garment I have ever made (that is actually wearable). First of all, the directions were in a word...FANTASTIC. For someone who has never attempted a project like this before, I was amazed how easy it was to put together. And FAST!! I think I had it cut out in about an hour and it was completed by noon the next day. Okay, here are my goofy pictures:
I used Amy Butler's August Fields Home Decor fabric. (Kay suggests using this weight of fabric and I can't imagine making it out of anything else. She also suggests wool or a vinyl coated cotton.)
I wanted a fabric that would really stand out since I will wear this coat in my booth as we travel next year. That's how I noticed it in the first place. Kay was wearing hers in her booth at Market and I instantly gravitated toward it!!
I know, right? HOT! Look out, Paris. You have some serious competition in the pose department!
