I have not finished this garment but have had difficulty from the beginning. At first glance, it appeared this would be a typical assembly of a coat, but this pattern leaves out much detail and instruction making it frustrating to work with. The instructions are poorly laid out and are poorly diagrammed. Drawing and text are smudged in many areas somewhat reminiscent of the kindergarten artwork on the refridgerator. Instructions say to sew the back seam to the dot but the pattern contains no dot. The instructions also fail to tell you to gather excess material at the shoulder and the side seam. The instructions show how to sew a pocket flap (a beginner-level task) yet it does not have any instruction on the rest of the pocket construction. You have only the pieces and your own knowledge of what should be done. I recommend to be prepared to make some muslin practice pockets before marking and cutting on the final piece. A major flaw in my opinion, the pattern itself fails to mark any pocket placement or button holes. Although the instructions say align collar to the dot, there are no dots (though this can be figured out). Although a minor detail, there is no arrow to indicate grain direction. The pattern can best be described as sparse in its detail. This pattern is deficient in many areas and there are better patterns out on the market that cost about the same. This pattern will frustrate many just by what omits. Period Impressions should provide updated and more thorough instructions to customers purchasing this pattern.
Andy Crumbacker –
I have not finished this garment but have had difficulty from the beginning. At first glance, it appeared this would be a typical assembly of a coat, but this pattern leaves out much detail and instruction making it frustrating to work with. The instructions are poorly laid out and are poorly diagrammed. Drawing and text are smudged in many areas somewhat reminiscent of the kindergarten artwork on the refridgerator. Instructions say to sew the back seam to the dot but the pattern contains no dot. The instructions also fail to tell you to gather excess material at the shoulder and the side seam. The instructions show how to sew a pocket flap (a beginner-level task) yet it does not have any instruction on the rest of the pocket construction. You have only the pieces and your own knowledge of what should be done. I recommend to be prepared to make some muslin practice pockets before marking and cutting on the final piece. A major flaw in my opinion, the pattern itself fails to mark any pocket placement or button holes. Although the instructions say align collar to the dot, there are no dots (though this can be figured out). Although a minor detail, there is no arrow to indicate grain direction. The pattern can best be described as sparse in its detail. This pattern is deficient in many areas and there are better patterns out on the market that cost about the same. This pattern will frustrate many just by what omits. Period Impressions should provide updated and more thorough instructions to customers purchasing this pattern.