Sherri. Ottobre Design Woman. Autumn/Winter 2010 Style 15

This project would have been finished sooner, had work and renovating not got in the way!  That's just the way it is at the moment. I guess it's not about the race to finish clothing; but, the journey to the end.

As I've expressed in the past, my need is to improve my winter wardrobe. 

I liked the coat, Sherri, Style 15 in Ottobre Design Woman. Autumn/Winter 2010.

I sat on it a while before following through wondering how it would look on me. Finally, I cut it from a black wool fabric with white specks through it.

My lining is a cat motif fabric that I purchased from the Alannah Hill outlet shop in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia. (Secretly, I want to purchase a whole roll of this, but lack of space at the moment prevents me from doing so.) Aren't the cats cute?

I love the cat motif fabric so much, I almost think that this should be the outer layer and not the inner one - but then, I could rightfully be accused of being a 'mad cat lady' (but we don't have any real cats at the moment in our household).  I like the lining on a jacket or coat to express a playfulness, be it a burst of colour or a fun motif.  There is nothing better than the compliment or smile that lining brings to someone else.

It kind of works with the lining as the outer layer, don't worry, this is the coat inside out!

What I loved about this pattern was the ease at which it comes together. I have sewed for a very long time and never tried to do an encased lining.  Love it, love it, love it  -  no hand sewing!

So here it is the right way around:

Ottobre, you've done it again, I love the fit for a larger woman.

Happy sewing everyone.

Sandra