I made myself a pink coat this year, and also for my daughter! I did not mean to match, but I had about an meter left of the wool I used for my coat, and that was the perfect length to make a mini version for Kiko.
I really enjoyed sewing her coat. It took much less time! I only sewed for two nights, about 2 hours at a time. Kiko goes to bed at 7pm, so after that is my sewing time. I used the coat patterns from a Japanese sewing book, but I cannot remember the name of the book! I have been trying to remember what that was, but since I borrowed the book from a library, I am not sure which one I used. I go to a local library every other week, and borrow a bunch of books including picture books for Kiko, novels and sewing books. I appreciate the library having a good selection of Japanese sewing books, as they have the entire series of “Drape Drape” etc. Most of the times, the books are returned without me making anything from the book, but I enjoy flipping through pages and reading the instructions.
The tracing of the patterns came easy as they are small. Instead of big Kraft papers I usually use for drafting patterns, I used copy papers. I skipped a lot of the tailoring for this coat, and used iron-on interface and avoided hand sewing as much as possible. The only hand sewing I did was to catch stitch the seam allowances down inside the coat, so they are not flopping around.
I used a fun printed polyester fabric for the lining. It is the same as the fabric as this dress. I like the playfulness it adds to the coat.
I used flower decorative buttons and snap buttons for actual closure. I was not happy with these snap buttons though, as they are plastic as opposed to metal, and don’t snap as easy (I have to press hard) as I would like. I thought snap buttons will be easy for Kiko to button on her own, but because of the plastic buttons, I still end up doing them for her… I bought them online, so I did not know their quality before hand.
Overall, I am very happy with the result. I would use the pattern again. Maybe a Spring coat, with cotton twill or linen. It might be fun to alternate the round collar to hood, or go without a collar. It makes me happy when Kiko brags to her friends saying, “mommy made it!”.
自分のコートを作った生地の残りが1mほど残っていたので、娘にもコートを作りました。
型紙は、図書館で借りたソーイングの本から。
本の題名を忘れてしまって、どうしても思い出せないんですが、確かなんとか女の子の服。とかいう本。(そんなタイトルの本たくさんありますよね。。汗)
サイズは大きいかなと思いつつ110で切ったんですが、ぴったりでした。
来年は着れなくなっちゃうかも。
2時間×二晩で縫い終わりました。
子供の服はらくちん♪
娘も気に入ってくれて、嬉しいです。
次作るなら、ポケットつけて、コットンツイルかリネンでスプリングコートにしたいな。
丸襟の代わりにフードか、ノーカラーにしても良いかも。
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juebejue says
aww she is adorable in this coat!!! i love it!
Chie says
Thank you Jue! I love everything you make for your little girl too! You are much better at making cute stuff for your daughter than I am!
erin says
Every girl needs a pink coat! Kiko looks so happy in hers, and I love her hair!
Chie says
Hi Erin, Kiko absolutely loves the color pink. She thinks it’s her color..pink coat, pink shoes and umbrella.. everything she wants is pink now.
And her hair is very curly, which is surprising to us since we both have straight hair.
Ritney says
Hi Chie, how r u..
it’s always been my dream to have a matching outfit…like mom like daughter ;)… beautiful Kiko… fantastic coat! I have a baby boy…so I guess my dream of matching outfit is limited ^^ have a good day..muwaahhhh. Ritney
Chie says
Hi Ritney, it would be so cute to have matching outfit with your baby boy! Maybe something more subtle like stripe t-shirt for your boy and striped jersey dress for you. Even if I had a boy, I would still want to sneak in the matching outfit!
Ginger says
This is SO cute, and so is Kiko!!!
Chie says
Thank you Sonja!!