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Hi Karen Marie! I'm getting to your video much later than I wanted, but such a worthwhile one. The light from the fire is very flattering. I couldn't hear a thing. I share your dread about swimsuit shopping and love of swimming. Since we're both long torsoed, we need to make ourselves tankinis that cover what we want/need covered and make us feel better than ready to wear. I hope you found something in the shops (I'm pretty surprised to hear that that was even a possibility given your weather.) that will do for your upcoming trip to the Canary Islands. (I so hope you share video/photos from your trip!) Your coat is amazing! So good! Have a good week and I'll check out the other Rachael's channel on your recommendation. Take care!

the coat is looking lovely.

The coat is looking so good!!!! Well done! I made the Coraline swimsuit by Tilly and the Buttons. I really enjoyed making it and it takes very little fabric so you can easily toile in the same fabric too!! Best of luck xx

I am really enjoying watching your RUclips channel. I love the coat you are sewing, and looking forward to seeing the end result, you will feel such a sense of achievement. I haven’t been sewing that long but last summer I ‘had a go!’ at sewing swimwear. I made the Tankini pattern from Ellie and Mac as you don’t have to do much fitting for the top, and made the mid rise briefs. There is a sew along as well as written instructions. X

The coat is looking amazing! The lining is a great compliment to the main fabric. I used a Styla pattern to make my first swimsuit last summer and I was surprised by how easy it was. I also found the fit to be better than anything I’ve ever bought. It might mentally be too big of a project to tackle before your holiday, but it’s definitely worth giving a go in the future.

Hello Karen marie. Lovely to see you and it's always fun! Love seeing what others are up to on the other side of the world. You're not alone in your feelings about swim wear. I wear usually involves a pair of board shorts over the bottom half of a tankini (top half of the tankini is on show!). I had my last pair for about 15 years (that's how often I go swimming!). Coat looks amazing on you! You're clever. And it's only you who will ever see any mistakes. If anyone else ever said anything then they are standing too close! Love the lining. I have almost finished my first ever pair of pants. They are the Pattern Emporium Walk boldly pants. High waisted wide legged from Ponte. They are not perfect at all but I finally made a pair of pants and I will wear them with pride. I will also look into the pattern designer you mentioned as I am pear shaped (20cm difference between waist and hips 😱). Have a great sewing week and can't wait to see the finished coat.

The lining fabric goes very nicely with the coat, a clapper is good for making seams behave well. Keep up the good work. I also have a big difference between waist and hips, I think it is probably a common problem.

Your coat is coming along! I did make a swimsuit, way back in the 1970’s when I was a teen in high school! It was a Vogue pattern, one piece with ruching down the front that was very flattering. I was a competitive swimmer in high school, so all my other swimsuits were workout, not glamorous types and I wanted a suit that was a bit showy to lounge around the public pool in. I think I was naive going into it. I don’t remember thinking it would be a hard thing at all. Gortex or swimsuit fabric was new. My mom, who taught me to sew but had passed away several years before this swimsuit, would not let me even think about Vogue patterns and did not like them. So, it felt slightly like I was going against her, but I went ahead. I really didn’t have the skills for such a different type of garment but I did it! I wore it nearly daily the summer I was 17. I think it boosted my sewing confidence.

I also have the same struggle with trousers, being a size smaller waist to my hip size. I usually lengthen the crotch as well as I don't like low waistlines. I made the Coco Pants by Pattern Emporium and they are a wide leg but not too wide, and you can add elastic around the waist or add a yoga waistband which is what I did and they are very comfortable. I should have gone down a size but they are still OK. I'm currently trying to get a coat finished, and it's only a toile, but I can see the finish line now! The coat I'm making has a video for the back vent so I'm hoping I can manage it. I have fabric for swimwear but haven't tackled it yet. I prefer a two piece tankini style and the pattern I have in mind is the Love Notions Clearwater Swim Set, and I will be making the tank top and shorts - eventually!

Your coat is looking really good! I love the fabrics you have used. Perhaps a bit of Velcro on the pockets to hold the flaps down? You could hand sew it on so it doesn’t show the stitching on the outside. I really relate to your hate of wearing swimsuits- I am the same! I dread having to get a new one and really don’t like wearing them - I hope you manage to find something you like! I am looking forward to seeing your finished coat! Thanks for sharing.

Great work on your coat! ❤

Great job on your coat. I'm sure some serious pressing on the pocket flaps will go a long way to keeping them in place. Congrats on doing such nice work on such a difficult project!

I think your coat looks lovely. I can't believe how much progress you've made.

Well done on that coat!! And please remember the 3foot rule… a mistake that can’t be seen from 3 feet away doesn’t exist 😉

Love your coat. Iit is going to be gorgeous Kathy

Hi Karen Marie! I'm so glad you decided to come on and have a little chat with us! I love to see what other people are doing in their part of the world!❤

hello, when doing a latge project like a coat and not having enough experience, my sugestion is to take your time and understand the steps. I love tailoring, it gives you a great finih garment and really stron one. As far as marking the reams allowances, you could run a long slip stich in a very brig color the cut or I love using a bring water color (yes water color pencil from an art store) and dip it a dap of water and mark it. The marking will last until your garment is done and at the end run a damp cloth over the markings and they are gone. Stay away from red since it's a very deep color and more difficult to erase. Hope this help and don't hesitate to reach us if you need support or questions. We are all started atbthe same place at do one step at the time. I believe in you

You are so brave sewing coats so lycka till.

Oh thank you for such a lovely shout out xxx Your mums fabric is so precious! What a treat to use it, but a teeny bit scary ! You absolutely need two coats 😂😂 ❤❤

Hello Karen Marie! And Happy New Year! I'm a little behind wishing you well in 2025, but I wanted to wish you all the best! Am I interested in your coat-making progress? Definitely!!! That's interesting that the wool blend fabric is mark resistant. Glad you figured out a work around and got through it. Thank you for showing your beautiful view out your window. You live in a beautiful part of the world. Chilly, but beautiful! Have a good week and keep those sunset pictures coming!

Love how you are so brave and just going for it. Your mother will be cheering on I have no doubt. I can’t wait to see them finished and looking forward to hearing about your progress. I have the grenadine skirt pattern and got bamboozled with the measurements, so it’s on the ‘I’ll get to pile’! BTW, we just finished taking our decorations down and that’s only because we leave for the UK next week! My husband is of Ukrainian heritage and in the orthodox Catholics observe Christmas in the first week of January. I ran out of my sewing room and prattled on excitedly about how you observe the 10 days of Christmas. Have a great week and see you next vlog😊

Of course you need two coats! I understand your mums fabric is precious you will love the coat it will be like a big hug from her and she would be so proud of your progress. xx

So exciting! I can’t wait to see the finished products. I predict success, even perhaps if you gain tons of skills and learning from this adventure but the garments aren’t what you envisioned, that will be a success. But, I think you’ll end up with a couple lovely new coats. We have a long winter too and I get to the point where I’m sick of my coat, so yes, a person can do with 2 or even more! I’m making a Men’s Classic Cardigan from Wardrobe by Me for my husband’s birthday next week. I’m also making myself a Love Notions Ballard blouse, a couple Harper Cardigans and a Balloon Cardigan from Wardrobe by Me. Sounds like a lot, but everything is cut out and I have a three day weekend with not much else to do around the house. It’s single digits here and the wind off the prairie is very strong, not sure I’ll even take my walks. Happy sewing and take care!

Ooh, your view is lovely! But 'brrrr'!! Oh gosh, I wouldn't be able to cope with those Burda instructions. I've made the Love Notions Octave Coat and that was a pretty straightforward make, but I wasn't keen on the finished design. I then looked at Wardrobe By Me Classic Coat, made up the lining as the toile, but it just didn't feel comfortable, so I am now in the process (a very long one!) of making up the outer fabric toile for the Atelier Jupe Alex Coat (I've already made up the lining to check for fit). Then I will tackle my expensive wool fabric. Love the Tabor top.

Just found your channel - it appeared in the RUclips thumbnails as I follow a few sewing vlogs (and I have just started adding a few videos to my channel to join the party!). I made the Southbank in a French terry-type fabric, but it was the top not the dress, and it has a fleece back, not looped, but I think it would have been fine as the dress. Certainly nice and cosy. I have discovered that all French terrys are not equal - some are thinner than others. I'm going through a coat crisis at the moment! I have some expensive wool that I have not yet had the courage to cut into, and I have changed plans (twice!) on which coat I'm going to make (I made one and then decided I wasn't very keen on the design but I will wear it), so I am just in the process of making a toile using some very cheap fabric, but this has been on my table since the middle of December! Procrastination? Fear? I did have some issues with the instructions for the second coat I had wanted to make, so that is why I am on coat trial three! Coat number three has a back vent so that will be a challenge I've not had before. It's the Atelier Jupe Alex Coat. What a pain with the seam allowances! And the printing all seven pages is not good. I have had patterns like that, but I have also had some with cup sizes and each cup size was a separate page, or two pages, so you didn't have to print all the pattern pieces.

So brave to be making a coat. I’ll be watching your progress interest 😊

You've got this! Your bravery of cutting into precious fabric is inspirational and so is making two coats. I also want to try making a coat, and you're right, you never know until you try. I’m looking forward to seeing your progress, good luck!

I’m with you on the Christmas decorations thinking - the house looks so naked without them! I feel your pain about the awful Burda pattern instructions, as my first sewing make was a tunic pattern with a V-neck by Burda and it nearly drove me astray in the head! My sewing buddies in the class were probably fed up listening to me moaning about it! I never wore it and it now languishes in a dark cupboard until I can bear to look at it again and cut it up for scraps ☹️. Good luck with the coat(s). X

You’re very brave! I hope all goes well🤞

Litt seint no, men eit tips e å ha sømmålet i eine handa som du fører oppover mens du klipper eller skjærer med den andre.Fungerer gjerne ikkje så godt med tjukt stoff… Uansett, heia på deg 😊

Lovely vlog. Wow that snow! 😍 I have the Tabor but have been scared to try it, I think because I'm not sure what fabric would be best...

A very similar coat is the byhandlondon rumana coat😍 check out the red one Elisalex is wearing in some of the photos🙌.

Burda is difficult to follow but I love most of the patterns. But take ur time read the instructions a few times with your favorite cup of tea. See if there are any videos available. Then tackle the project. I 0:02 don’t think I would have any energy left after shoveling snow. 😮😮…..

Please, Please, PLEASE make your red coat! You can so do it! Look at how you mastered the fit of the Isle Jeans. one step at a time and remember we're all here cheering you on! Your mums pattern and fabric stash must be jaw dropingly (is this even a proper word?) amazing, if the coat pattern is an indication (I love vintage patterns). The view of all that snow is picture perfect but I can see that it also involves hard work, TBH my arms were aching just watching you shovel snow! I haven't made a coat but I am working my way up to it. BUT I just completed two makes, a dress and Skirt (skirt I used a 1983 pattern... I Know... Go me🤣! loved the mid week chat, it was such a lovely surprise...See you soon😊

Merry Christmas, Karen Marie (though I'm a little late). Another Christmas in the books.

I would look for something with a detailed sew along for the wool coat. Can’t wait to see you tackle this and take us along for the ride.

A red coat would be fantastic, go for it! Love the style of the Burda one. Take it slowly you will get there. Like you v neck jumper, going to be a good basic. I am also sewing jumpers and cardigans at the moment. Having a cold snap in the UK, even if not up to Norway standards!

Do scared!!!! Your red coat, do it!!! Take it slow and ask for help if you get stuck!! You’ve got this, Karen Marie!!! ❤ And you’ll rise to the challenge!!!🎉 And my we all never stop learning/challenging ourselves!!

A lovely chat thx. Kathy

I am also trying to get the courage to make a coat! Unlike you i haven’t made one before but i have thought about it a lot and of course have fabric in my stash for when i muster up the courage! Just a thought - perhaps you could look zt the by hand london rumana coat blog posts. They may give you somewhat of a better idea for how to make that more fitted style of coat. Wishing you all the luck with the red coat of dreams! Xx

A red coat would be stunning on you! I’ve not tried sewing a coat. That was very sweet and considerate of you to mention the hard working folks who plow snow. My oldest does this here in Nebraska. It’s hard long work. He does landscaping in spring-summer-fall and snow removal in winter, along with putting salt down.

So sorry you don't like your white blouse. I love it! It would look super cool with a pair of jeans and some ballet flats. It definitely has a Sézane vibe! It's more for spring of course but I really hope you give it one more chance 😉

You can do it!! I believe in you! Now put your big girls pants on and start making that coat 😁

We have had a snow in the UK and the country has come to a standstill. We don’t cope like Norway! I would find an Indie coat pattern, you need good instructions! Love the idea of a fitted coat. I have only made one coat, the Nova by Papercut. I love it! You will need lots of help, worth buying a new pattern for such a big project. Good luck!

Oh the snow looks so pretty! We’re going through a very very cold snap and the country cannot cope!! 😢 Your coat idea is amazing!! I would adore either a Christmas red or a Hunter Green coat and the ones I love are the Ellie & Mac Jen Polished Vest & Jacket and the By Hand London Rumana Coat. You’re a brave woman attempting a Big 5 coat 😂😂😂😂 Happy sewing and stay warm ❤

I loved the midweek chat ❤❤ And what a lot of snow ❄️. I can see why you want to make cosy warm clothes. We have some snow today in the Netherlands, but nothing compared to other countries. Hope to see you soon, am curious about the progress of the lovely coat.

Happy new year!! The goals instead of make 9 is a good idea! There is no way I could choose 9 patterns in January for the whole year! I’m far too drawn to the latest shiny thing 😂😂😂 Hope all is well x

I’m really intrigued by your comments on the Stella dress - I’m very nervous of drawstring waist as my fear is that the fabric will shift around in wear and just be annoyingly bulky - but it sounds like I may be worrying unnecessarily? My guess is though that the fabric choice is important - the samples shown on the site look like crepe de chine or similar. What fabric did you use? Btw, love your blogs!,, 😊

Excellent job. I agree with the switch from specific garment commitments to more broad goals. I don’t sew but my knitting goals for the year are to finish the projects I have on the go and to end the year with less yarn in stash than I’m beginning it. With limited storage space at home this is essential!!

I have several wool sweaters and they surprisingly create STATIC. Your grey skirt IS probably wool.