upcycle dated womens wool coats

Originally I was going to go with one colour only and do a grid of this motif, but it did look and feel a bit bland — a friend of mine suggested the scale of the design was insignificant got me thinking a bit more and I went searching for a another motif so with some other tiny scraps I did another test using this new motif, and loved it as the red and pink seemed to lift the colour and I could do some borders also. Finishing took a day, and I was rather pleased. I could have made a coat but as it was a mans coat originally, there was no excess of fabric on the hips, and the shaping darts at waist took away some more options, and I am also concious of going with the cut on wool due to pile. I cut the cuff on the crossgrain with leftovers from the back of the coat. I cut the sleeves from the sleeves — this was a dilemma for a while but I thought it best to leave it a 2 part sleeve as it was and I pressed and steamed the sleeve as much as I could before laying the pattern over it and cutting. I top-stitched each side of these seams. I think I need to sit on this thought for a few days.

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