Tuesday Project Roundup: Samurai Jacket!

This was one of those projects where the fabric and the pattern just come together–it’s fun to make and the end product is everything you hoped it would be, namely, A JACKET WITH JAPANESE WARRIORS ON IT:

This is Japanese cotton dobby I snatched up from Stonemountain without a project in mind. Looking through my patterns while planning the Autumn of WFH Jackets, I saw an old Built By Wendy for Simplicity jacket pattern, Simpicity 4109. I’d made the view with the wide sleeves back in 2007 (so long ago I have the post but no pictures) but hadn’t tried the straightforward “chore jacket” style.

 

I had to find a bigger size on Etsy, since I’m a lot broader than I was 13 years ago, but I’m glad I did. It’s a simple pattern but has some good details. There’s really deep back facing (I finished it with bias binding, because why not)…

…and some truly delightful pockets, on which I did the finest pattern matching of my life.

The print was big enough that I didn’t want to break it up over the front, so I took time to get the pockets perfect. I didn’t have enough fabric to do any matching that exact across the body but I think the scale helps disguise that.

This was just a fun sew that ticked all my boxes: easy construction, precise topstitching, contrasting undercollar, detailed print, HORSES, Bob Ross pthalo blue and all my other favorite colors.

 

Definitely one of my favorite projects of the year.