Last Coat Before next Winter

I felt the need for a new colour.
I had been wearing my blue coat (February's post) most days and although I love its colour I needed a change.

As I began to cut the fabric the weather suddenly became warm and I feared that I may not get a chance to wear the coat before next Winter.  But it has turned cold again, even a few snow flakes this morning and I am the proud wearer of my new coat.

This is a medium weight woolen fabric.  The label on the bolt of fabric described the colour as charcoal, which led my eyes to see it as a charcoal.  When I unpacked the fabric  at  home I was delighted to discover that it was really quite an aubergine-purple colour. 


The pattern I used is Simplicity 2812 from their project runway selection.
 

The style of the coat was more complicated than I was used to and took me quite a while. 
I am still learning how much wearing ease to include above my own body measurements.  I like my clothes to be fitted but not tight.  The pattern sheet indicated an ease of 16.5cm for the waist which I reduced to 12cm.  This I still found a bit much, but thankfully the belt makes the coat more fitted.

The collar and cuffs are covered with a lovely silk fabric.

silk collar

The buttons are covered with the same wool as the coat.

I have taken a break from sewing and have begun to paint on silk again.
Although I have named this blog lilli's sewing and knitting I will expand my posts to include my silk paintings soon.

Thanks for looking, have a nice day!