Thank you for giving my idea a visual. I was wondering how to make this happen for myself, because I could not find anything in the fabric stores that I liked.
Great video! I would!d love to see a more detailed tutorial on how you drafted and sewed up the lapped zipper/ zipper shield. One of my pet peeves right now in coat/ jacket making is a lack of this feature in so many patterns!
Thanks for watching! I really should have gone into more detail on that part...it got cut out when I was editing the video down to save some time. If I do another one, I'll definitely show that (I agree, this should be a thing on all zip up coats!)
This video is so helpful! I couldn't find any properly detailed tutorial on how to use batting for similar projects like this but your video was so easy to understand and follow! Thank you 💕💕
I just got done making a puff jacket for my son , and I'm going to make mine next week . we are from the Caribbean in Trinidad and we're going to visit Switzerland for Christmas this year ,so I'm very busy making all the sweaters and gloves,hats and now the jackets . his looks super and he loves it 😊 thanks for the video 💗
this is perfect. I love how you adjusted the width to fit you and how you used a 2 way zip so you can unzip from the bottom if you are climbing over logs up hill. The tutorial for the pocket was great!
thanks for posting this tutorial. I'm planning on making a quilted jacket and this is a great reference point. Also, that jacket looks crazy professional. Nice work.
I've just put in my first ever welt pockets using your video as a guide and they came out perfect. Thank you for having the only video that I could find to help me put pockets in my puffer jacket (sewing the Serra jacket with your welt pockets)
Absolutely stunning! Love it. Thank you for taking the time to make a video. I tried sewing and videotaping my work and I can’t lol when I start a project I just keep going. Definitely saving this in my sewing project ideas I can’t wait to have a free day to get this done ❤
Thanks for this! I am just starting research on making my own winter coat (irishman now living in Canada and aghast at the winters here! 😆) I was shopping for fabrics this week and the shop assistants looked at me like I was crazy to be trying such a thing!
Not crazy at all! I love this coat--it is one of my favorite makes and keeps me very warm and cozy. Best of luck with your coat! You should wear it back to the shop to show it off! :)
@@PatternScout haha, I may well do. It is going to take me a while to get around to it, but early research is promising. Found a few great looking fabric resources online via facebook groups, so I am excited to give it a go :)
Impressive, and well-explained. I wish I had seen this a year ago, but I honestly don't think I have the courage or patience to take on something like this. Maybe one day… Thanks and cheers!
Amazing work. I am inspired to do a similar coat but with one I already own that is now way too big for me. I want to start by shortening the coat and taking it in on the sides at least 1". I've had it sitting in my closet for two years thinking it's too nice to give away, so why not use it as a practice coat since I wasn't wearing it anyway. I'm a beginner so this may not go well, but if I "just" shorten it and take in the sides, that might be all I need. This way I don't have to make the entire coat, use the same sleeves, hood and collar.
I am very grateful that you posted this video. The link on your blog for the original coat went to a blank page. Also, I wonder if the high loft batting for puffy comforters would work better than the Joann product. Just a thought. In any case, thank you for posting this - it is extremely helpful!
Thank you so much for this video! I too want to make a puffer jacket from scratch, and as you said I am finding the resources on it a little thin. I'm all for thrift flips, but I have all the material in stash already so why not
Pretty amazing Casey! For me, the first step is to sew the easiest coat possible after practicing on jackets. Once I get the fit down, it would be fun to actually make a long quilted jacket out of quilting cotton.
Your coat is so cool and looked so gorgeous on you! I was also really glad to see it came out a bit too small!!! I know that sounds a bit mad!! but you watch things on RUclips and everything always works out perfectly then you try and make the same garment and it doesn't always turn out that way. It's great to see that although things don't always go to plan it doesn't matter, there is always a way round it!! I loved this video thank you!!!
I just ordered the hunter green nylon! Excited to give this a go. I was thinking up until seeing your video that I'd just have to give in and buy a puffy coat. So inspiring.
I bought a new puffy jacket last year, but I lost a lot of weight since then. Not saying you should do a video specially for me, but I can't be the only one with this problem. Could you maybe show how to take apart and size down an existing puffy jacket?
You are an amazing teacher..I just love the way you teach ..make it so easy..good going..love you..thanks for sharing those little secret which lot of people don’t tell..God bless you..
This project is wonderful, I just bought a puffer coat and was looking for some refashion ideas when I found this video. Now I want to make my own, maybe one day. Love the separate stand collar and hood, on my coat there is no seperate collar, just the hood that extends to the front and buttons there. I don’t particularly like the way the hood hangs at the back, a separate hood would hang better.
Such a lovely coat. Although you used and altered a previous jacket pattern of yours, would you consider creating a puffy coat pattern similar to this one?
Hello, thank you for your wonderful detailed video. I’m about to tackle making a parka. FYI I found a source for fabrics and zippers used in making winter outerware in the north in Canada. Brador Fabrics in Montreal. I found a simple parka pattern from MacPhee Workshop in Alberta
I live in Asia where available parkas are sized to be broader than longer. I inevitably fall into the problem of the torso being just right when the sleeves are too short or the other way around with the sleeves just right while the rest of me swims in cold air. This tutorial was a huge help as I had no idea how to size patterns. This isn't the exact pattern I'm looking for, but I'll find a nice cheap puffer that fits well and pack it right so it looks as clean, taught and quite frankly expensive as yours. I hate puffers with a very saggy shell. Yours came out better than most off the rack ones.
So glad it was helpful! I think it's a great idea to take apart one that is close to what you want and make it better. Appreciate your kind words! Thank you for watching!
The reason I'm looking at this tutorial is specifically because of the snugness at the hips of pretty much every commercially available puffer coat - I think the quickest solution would be to slash and spread (a.k.a cut the pattern from middle shoulder straight down to the hem, then keep the shoulder together but flare out the bottom, basically making an A-line jacket) - Especially since you'll probably make an elastic belt to take in the waist anyway. Edit: If you've already made your coat, undo the side seams to under the armpit and put the coat on - how big of a triangular gap is created at the side? Measure width (on both sides and take the average) and height of the split and then quilt yourself two triangles of that size and insert them into the side seams. But be careful not to let the filling spill out when you cut!
Wow. That came out great. I always wondered how they were made but you broke down the process and made it seem so manageable. BTW I live in a very hot country so no opportunity to wear this where I live.
Oh I have a question! Is this a shaped sleeve, like does the pattern have an elbow bend, or elbow darts? Because all these puffer skii jackets seem like they'd lose so much arm maneuverability from being on the straight grain and stuffed - but probably I'm just overly worrying about wasting all that batting and lining and outer fabric. Ps. Thank you so much for this tutorial, this is exactly what I was looking for - all of these other tutorials just felt like they were cutting up a blanket and glossing over the fact that you have to adapt your normal pattern because of the circumpherence lost to puffiness. I felt such kinship when you said you just had to make it from scratch - I can't wait to see what other stuff you make! Love from Sweden - I had no idea there was so much snow in the American south
Thanks! You know, I have probably been using it that way the whole time without even realizing it (i've tried to put it on the both ways and always have trouble with it! It's a finicky little foot! haha).
I've been saving my HelloFresh insulation and am going to make a puffer coat with it based on your tutorial! Can't seem to find any nice ripstop colours over here in the UK though :(
@@PatternScout don’t think I’m ready to make a Puffy jacket but this may have inspired me to make an enlarged clone of an old Rummple brand blanket the family battles over on the couch on cold nights! 😁
Regarding your coat size, did you go up one coat size because of the bulk or did you stay with your normal coat size? I also noticed you added the feature under the arms and the side seams.
I have yet to get to re-attaching the fur collar properly haha! But if I ever do i will share it here for sure. Also, I have been pretty absent on Instagram lately, so I can relate! :)
Your coat is so amazing!!! It’s so inspiring to watch you figure it all out as you go along. Thank you for sharing all these details! I don’t think I’m making one this season, but I am definitely going to take on this project next year.
@@PatternScout watching this video made it WAY less intimidating to go ahead and use my prequilted coating fabric from Mimifabrics. Just not sure what pattern to use as the Clare coat isn't in my size. A couple German patterns, a style arc option... Decisions!
@@danielle-thehealingstitch Ah that is good to know...I should have looked at a few options to share. I just tried to do a quick search through pattern companies that came to mind, but they were pretty limited! Let us know what you decide to use or what you're considering (maybe I can add a list of options to the description). I'll keep looking, too!
Hi! Thanks for the video, I would like to ask, are there specific kinds of sewing machines to use for when sewing thick materials like you did or it’s the needles that matters most and most sewing machines can do the work with just the right strong needle? Thanks 💚
The sewing machine i use is a Pfaff IDT Select and it sews pretty much everything I try on it (highly recommend!). For a project like this, you might be able to do it with a basic machine (Singer or Brother, for ex), but it might be a bit of a struggle for some of the thicker seams. So it definitely helps to have a heavier duty machine. And needles make a big difference...I used heavier duty microtex needles for the puffer because they are extra sharp and work best on fabrics like nylon to prevent snags. The needles went through the nylon and batting without much resistance. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
Whicg model of the Pfaff IDT do you own? I'm looking at their website right now and am interested in purchasing one in the near future. I currently own a Singer Patchwork 7285Q and a Janome 1050DC. I have doubts that my Singer can handle these thicker fabrics. Not sure about the Janome as I haven't gotten it out yet after buying it in 2020 😂
This is really an amazing project 😍 I was thinking about the possibility and your video pop out. This is awesome. I want to make one for my daughter. Her bust is 24, how much extra I should add if I draft a pattern?
Thanks for watching! The batting holds up great in colder temps. This coat is so warm in these Michigan winters and I wear it constantly! I think the flannel lining also helps a lot to retain body heat and feel extra cozy.
I probably used a 2.5 mm stitch length (that is typically my go-to). I've never tried a walking foot, but from what I hear, they are great for a project like this!
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That's a really well-made coat, you really know what you're doing and I like how neat and clean cut it turned out.
Thank you!
This is amazing RUclips has the most amazing creators on the planet this is so cool and creative and looks so amazing thanks for sharing
Thank you!!
I LOVE the side insert trick you did to make the fit more comfortable. The coat came out beautiful !!!
Thank you so much! I was pretty pleased with the side panel hack, and still adore this coat--I wear it every day! So, so comfy :)
Thank you for giving my idea a visual. I was wondering how to make this happen for myself, because I could not find anything in the fabric stores that I liked.
Great video! I would!d love to see a more detailed tutorial on how you drafted and sewed up the lapped zipper/ zipper shield. One of my pet peeves right now in coat/ jacket making is a lack of this feature in so many patterns!
Thanks for watching! I really should have gone into more detail on that part...it got cut out when I was editing the video down to save some time. If I do another one, I'll definitely show that (I agree, this should be a thing on all zip up coats!)
This is absolutely the BEST video tutorial on making a puffer jacket!! Now, if only yours truly could make it happen.....🤗😘☺️
Thank you! 😊
This video is so helpful! I couldn't find any properly detailed tutorial on how to use batting for similar projects like this but your video was so easy to understand and follow! Thank you 💕💕
So glad it's helpful! Thanks for watching!
Whoa, this is way beyond my sewing skills, but jeez it turned out amazing! I just found your channel and I've already subscribed. So nice.
Thank you!! I appreciate that! :)
Wow! Great job. It looks perfect. What a challenge.
Love the fact you shared the sizing ‘mistake’ and the fix looked great. Amazing work. HyperD 1.6 is a great hammock fabric BTW :)
Thank you! I wear this coat all the time!
Just the tutorial I was looking for, I’m wanting to make a puffer gilet with a hood. I’m with you about pockets! I put them everywhere 😂
I just got done making a puff jacket for my son , and I'm going to make mine next week . we are from the Caribbean in Trinidad and we're going to visit Switzerland for Christmas this year ,so I'm very busy making all the sweaters and gloves,hats and now the jackets . his looks super and he loves it 😊
thanks for the video 💗
That is so cool! Thanks so much for watching and hope you have a fabulous trip! :)
this is perfect. I love how you adjusted the width to fit you and how you used a 2 way zip so you can unzip from the bottom if you are climbing over logs up hill. The tutorial for the pocket was great!
Beautifully done. Great video thank you 🇨🇦just what I need for Canadian winters
Thank you! I have worn this coat so much!
Fantastic work. You are extremely talented. So happy I came across your channel.
Thank you so much!
thanks for posting this tutorial. I'm planning on making a quilted jacket and this is a great reference point. Also, that jacket looks crazy professional. Nice work.
I've just put in my first ever welt pockets using your video as a guide and they came out perfect. Thank you for having the only video that I could find to help me put pockets in my puffer jacket (sewing the Serra jacket with your welt pockets)
Ah so glad I could help! Yay! Thanks for watching :)
Absolutely stunning! Love it. Thank you for taking the time to make a video. I tried sewing and videotaping my work and I can’t lol when I start a project I just keep going.
Definitely saving this in my sewing project ideas I can’t wait to have a free day to get this done ❤
Beautiful coat! I would totally buy this if it were a class.
Thank you!
thats sum neat coat u got there :D thx for the tutorial
Love this shade of green and the lining is very winter appropriate 😍
Thank you! The lining makes it extra comfy and warm :)
That’s brilliant
Thanks! :)
How do you know if a particular batting is going to be warm enough? It would be so disappointing to do all the work and for it then not to be warm.
Thanks for this! I am just starting research on making my own winter coat (irishman now living in Canada and aghast at the winters here! 😆) I was shopping for fabrics this week and the shop assistants looked at me like I was crazy to be trying such a thing!
Not crazy at all! I love this coat--it is one of my favorite makes and keeps me very warm and cozy. Best of luck with your coat! You should wear it back to the shop to show it off! :)
@@PatternScout haha, I may well do. It is going to take me a while to get around to it, but early research is promising. Found a few great looking fabric resources online via facebook groups, so I am excited to give it a go :)
Impressive, and well-explained. I wish I had seen this a year ago, but I honestly don't think I have the courage or patience to take on something like this. Maybe one day… Thanks and cheers!
OMg! That was a FanTastic tutorial. Love your journey and your little set backs. THANK YOU so much ❤️ 🧵 ❤️
Thank you!! So glad you enjoyed seeing the process! :)
Amazing work. I am inspired to do a similar coat but with one I already own that is now way too big for me. I want to start by shortening the coat and taking it in on the sides at least 1". I've had it sitting in my closet for two years thinking it's too nice to give away, so why not use it as a practice coat since I wasn't wearing it anyway. I'm a beginner so this may not go well, but if I "just" shorten it and take in the sides, that might be all I need. This way I don't have to make the entire coat, use the same sleeves, hood and collar.
I am very grateful that you posted this video. The link on your blog for the original coat went to a blank page.
Also, I wonder if the high loft batting for puffy comforters would work better than the Joann product. Just a thought.
In any case, thank you for posting this - it is extremely helpful!
Thank you so much for this video! I too want to make a puffer jacket from scratch, and as you said I am finding the resources on it a little thin. I'm all for thrift flips, but I have all the material in stash already so why not
You're so welcome and I hope it is helpful for your project! Good luck! :)
Pretty amazing Casey! For me, the first step is to sew the easiest coat possible after practicing on jackets. Once I get the fit down, it would be fun to actually make a long quilted jacket out of quilting cotton.
Thank you! I think that is a good strategy 🙌
Your coat is so cool and looked so gorgeous on you! I was also really glad to see it came out a bit too small!!! I know that sounds a bit mad!! but you watch things on RUclips and everything always works out perfectly then you try and make the same garment and it doesn't always turn out that way. It's great to see that although things don't always go to plan it doesn't matter, there is always a way round it!! I loved this video thank you!!!
Thank you! So glad that was helpful! Sewing is like that sometimes and I like to show those parts :)
I just ordered the hunter green nylon! Excited to give this a go. I was thinking up until seeing your video that I'd just have to give in and buy a puffy coat. So inspiring.
Yessss!! This makes me so happy 😀 thanks for watching, glad you're going for it!
Looks professional
I bought a new puffy jacket last year, but I lost a lot of weight since then. Not saying you should do a video specially for me, but I can't be the only one with this problem. Could you maybe show how to take apart and size down an existing puffy jacket?
That would be tailoring, no need to take it apart
You are an amazing teacher..I just love the way you teach ..make it so easy..good going..love you..thanks for sharing those little secret which lot of people don’t tell..God bless you..
Thank you so much for watching and the kind words!❤
Well done, I am going to make a wintercoat of wool, with puffed lining , learned a lot. Thank you.
That will be so nice! Thanks so much for watching!
Oh my goodness it’s beautiful
I’m sitting here smiling. This made me happy! Thank you. I learned so much.
I'm so glad! Thank you for watching! :)
pro tip: you can watch movies on flixzone. I've been using it for watching loads of movies lately.
@Sage Hudson Definitely, I've been using Flixzone} for years myself :)
Great video, thanks. I was looking for some instruction on the quilting technique, this was perfect.
This is super helpful. I'd like to figure out how to add chunky ribbing at the sleeve cuffs as well in a nice clean way.
Yes! I actually wanted to add a cuff like that but got kinda lazy toward the end haha. I really like that look. Thanks for watching! :)
This project is wonderful, I just bought a puffer coat and was looking for some refashion ideas when I found this video. Now I want to make my own, maybe one day. Love the separate stand collar and hood, on my coat there is no seperate collar, just the hood that extends to the front and buttons there. I don’t particularly like the way the hood hangs at the back, a separate hood would hang better.
Thank you so much for watching! It's a big project but I have absolutely loved wearing this coat, so rewarding!
Such lovely coat ,and talented skills
It is very beautiful. Im very happy you shared it with us. Tanks a lot. And keep going like this.!😍❤️
Lots of love from Germany 💝
Thank you so much!! So glad you enjoyed it :)
Love, love, love, your coat. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much! It is one of my favorite makes :)
Such a lovely coat. Although you used and altered a previous jacket pattern of yours, would you consider creating a puffy coat pattern similar to this one?
Brilliant job.
i absolutely love the coat great job
Hello, thank you for your wonderful detailed video. I’m about to tackle making a parka. FYI I found a source for fabrics and zippers used in making winter outerware in the north in Canada. Brador Fabrics in Montreal. I found a simple parka pattern from MacPhee Workshop in Alberta
Thank you for the info! I will check them out :)
I live in Asia where available parkas are sized to be broader than longer. I inevitably fall into the problem of the torso being just right when the sleeves are too short or the other way around with the sleeves just right while the rest of me swims in cold air. This tutorial was a huge help as I had no idea how to size patterns. This isn't the exact pattern I'm looking for, but I'll find a nice cheap puffer that fits well and pack it right so it looks as clean, taught and quite frankly expensive as yours. I hate puffers with a very saggy shell. Yours came out better than most off the rack ones.
By buying a cheap puffer, I intend to take it apart for patterns.
So glad it was helpful! I think it's a great idea to take apart one that is close to what you want and make it better. Appreciate your kind words! Thank you for watching!
This tutorial is absolutely amazing. 😍🔥
Job well done 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 enjoyed watching your process!
Thanks so much! 😊
This is your first video that I watched. The coat turn out neat and amazing! Subscribed!!!
Thank you!
So awesome! Add it to my list of things to sew 😄 love your videos!
Great work
Respect from pakistan ❤
Wow. Nice job!
Thanks!
The reason I'm looking at this tutorial is specifically because of the snugness at the hips of pretty much every commercially available puffer coat - I think the quickest solution would be to slash and spread (a.k.a cut the pattern from middle shoulder straight down to the hem, then keep the shoulder together but flare out the bottom, basically making an A-line jacket) - Especially since you'll probably make an elastic belt to take in the waist anyway.
Edit: If you've already made your coat, undo the side seams to under the armpit and put the coat on - how big of a triangular gap is created at the side? Measure width (on both sides and take the average) and height of the split and then quilt yourself two triangles of that size and insert them into the side seams. But be careful not to let the filling spill out when you cut!
Wow!! Beautiful job 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you!
Amazing coat, thanks for sharing the process!
Thank you!
This is just perfect ❤️
Thanks!
Wow! It looks so good
Thank you so much!
Wow. That came out great. I always wondered how they were made but you broke down the process and made it seem so manageable. BTW I live in a very hot country so no opportunity to wear this where I live.
Thanks so much! Up here in the midwest this coat is a must! 🥶
This is such a great video. Well done, coat looks great
Thank you!!
Really, helper for me 🌼🌼🌼 thank you so much ✨😻
You're welcome 😊 Thanks so much for watching!
Oh I have a question! Is this a shaped sleeve, like does the pattern have an elbow bend, or elbow darts? Because all these puffer skii jackets seem like they'd lose so much arm maneuverability from being on the straight grain and stuffed - but probably I'm just overly worrying about wasting all that batting and lining and outer fabric.
Ps. Thank you so much for this tutorial, this is exactly what I was looking for - all of these other tutorials just felt like they were cutting up a blanket and glossing over the fact that you have to adapt your normal pattern because of the circumpherence lost to puffiness. I felt such kinship when you said you just had to make it from scratch - I can't wait to see what other stuff you make!
Love from Sweden - I had no idea there was so much snow in the American south
Great job, thanks sooo much for sharing!
Thanks for watching! :)
Super cool
That looks great!
Thank you!
This jacket is great!
Thank you! :)
Amazing !!! I have learnt so much watching your video , thakyou 🙂
Aw, I'm so glad! Thanks so much for watching! :)
It's amazing i'm happy to discover your channel 😍😍😍😍
Thank you so much!
Well done it’s beautiful
Thank you!
Fantastic job
Thanks so much! :)
Awesome job, it looks better than some of the coats at Marshall’s
Thank you!
Everything isn’t jst about money 😇✊ wt an amazing movie 🍿🎥
nice work.
Hola, te felicito por tu trabajo , excelente👏👏👏
Omg I really like it 😍 💕 good job 👏
Thanks! :)
Very nice, i noticed you had the zipper foot intalled backwards, i was surprised that it can even be instalked that way.
Thanks! You know, I have probably been using it that way the whole time without even realizing it (i've tried to put it on the both ways and always have trouble with it! It's a finicky little foot! haha).
Good Job Lady 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Thank you!!
I love this!
Thanks! :)
I've been saving my HelloFresh insulation and am going to make a puffer coat with it based on your tutorial! Can't seem to find any nice ripstop colours over here in the UK though :(
Also where did you get your huge cutting mat?!
Thank you
Wow It' amazing work you are very good 😊
Thank you so much!
Amazing job! Love it!
Thank you so much! :)
@@PatternScout don’t think I’m ready to make a Puffy jacket but this may have inspired me to make an enlarged clone of an old Rummple brand blanket the family battles over on the couch on cold nights! 😁
That sounds super cozy!!
Fabulous
Awesome.
Nice Wark
Great work I like it
Thank you! :)
Regarding your coat size, did you go up one coat size because of the bulk or did you stay with your normal coat size? I also noticed you added the feature under the arms and the side seams.
Awesome!! ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks 🤗
Please show your method for attaching the fur here. I don't use instantagram, yeah I know. Very backwards, oh well. Maybe on both?
I have yet to get to re-attaching the fur collar properly haha! But if I ever do i will share it here for sure. Also, I have been pretty absent on Instagram lately, so I can relate! :)
Your coat is so amazing!!! It’s so inspiring to watch you figure it all out as you go along. Thank you for sharing all these details! I don’t think I’m making one this season, but I am definitely going to take on this project next year.
Thanks Danielle! It took me about a year to finally make this one haha. Happy to share the process and hope it is useful when you make yours :)
@@PatternScout watching this video made it WAY less intimidating to go ahead and use my prequilted coating fabric from Mimifabrics. Just not sure what pattern to use as the Clare coat isn't in my size. A couple German patterns, a style arc option... Decisions!
@@danielle-thehealingstitch Ah that is good to know...I should have looked at a few options to share. I just tried to do a quick search through pattern companies that came to mind, but they were pretty limited! Let us know what you decide to use or what you're considering (maybe I can add a list of options to the description). I'll keep looking, too!
Matching mittens with same fur as collar come next.😊
Did you allow for the extra side inserts when you cut your lining?
Do you think you would use a walking foot to quilt the fabric?
Hi! Thanks for the video, I would like to ask, are there specific kinds of sewing machines to use for when sewing thick materials like you did or it’s the needles that matters most and most sewing machines can do the work with just the right strong needle? Thanks 💚
The sewing machine i use is a Pfaff IDT Select and it sews pretty much everything I try on it (highly recommend!). For a project like this, you might be able to do it with a basic machine (Singer or Brother, for ex), but it might be a bit of a struggle for some of the thicker seams. So it definitely helps to have a heavier duty machine. And needles make a big difference...I used heavier duty microtex needles for the puffer because they are extra sharp and work best on fabrics like nylon to prevent snags. The needles went through the nylon and batting without much resistance. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching!
Whicg model of the Pfaff IDT do you own? I'm looking at their website right now and am interested in purchasing one in the near future. I currently own a Singer Patchwork 7285Q and a Janome 1050DC. I have doubts that my Singer can handle these thicker fabrics. Not sure about the Janome as I haven't gotten it out yet after buying it in 2020 😂
This is really an amazing project 😍 I was thinking about the possibility and your video pop out. This is awesome. I want to make one for my daughter. Her bust is 24, how much extra I should add if I draft a pattern?
Thanks! I would suggest 8 to 10" of ease if you are quilting the shell (i sized up about two sizes from my normal jacket size) :)
@@PatternScout Thank you mam... I will be working on it
really helpful video. also, how does the batting holdup in the colder temperatures?
Thanks for watching! The batting holds up great in colder temps. This coat is so warm in these Michigan winters and I wear it constantly! I think the flannel lining also helps a lot to retain body heat and feel extra cozy.
Hey, Great video, Can you say what stitch length you used? Im thinking of using my industrial walking foot on this- see any problem with that?
I probably used a 2.5 mm stitch length (that is typically my go-to). I've never tried a walking foot, but from what I hear, they are great for a project like this!
I made my own goose down parka and I had but one pattern to choose from because I'm not a woman. Please make more patterns for mens clothing!