Outerwear Challenge: Better super duper late than never

I completely forgot to post my outerwear challenge when I finally got it on my blog in early January. I started making it in November and then Christmas presents took over and my coat sat until I was on vacation for the holidays. I’m really happy with it.

Here she is! My Vogue 8346!

I love it and it is super warm, because I lined it in polar fleece as well as using fusible interfacing for coats on all the wool pieces. We have had extreme cold weather warnings here in Toronto (feels like -27 Celsius/-16 Fahrenheit) and I’m toasty warm in my coat.

Some details:

Main fabric: thrifted wool herringbone ($8 with an original price tag at $58)
Contrast fabric in sleeves and lower collar: wool bouclè ($22)
Contrast fabric on elbow patches/upper collar: Faux leather from Joann fabrics ($5)
Lining: Polar fleece (3 yards for $20)
Belt: From my closet (thrifted long ago)
Pin: Gift from a friend
Hat: Andi Satterlund cable brim hat made by my mother
Mittens: Custom made by my mother
Skirt: Cake Pavlova (blogged here)
Top: Black turtleneck sweater purchased forever ago from Ricki’s (Similar)
Leggings: Walmart (Similar)
Boots: Mark’s Work Warehouse

If you want to read all the posts on the coat, check out the following:

Sew Pretty in Pink Makes a Coat, pt. 1: The Muslin

Sew Pretty in Pink Makes a Coat, pt. 2: The Reveal

Sew Pretty in Pink Makes a Coat, pt. 3: Construction, notes and review

8 thoughts on “Outerwear Challenge: Better super duper late than never”

zibergirl · January 23, 2015 at 4:00 am · ·

Lovely coat, I especially like the colors that you used.

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- Andie L. · January 23, 2015 at 1:01 pm · ·
  
  Thank you so much. 😀
  
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Katie Writes Stuff · January 20, 2015 at 10:16 pm · ·

That looks fabulous! I love the colour combination – you look like you should be the triumphant heroine of some action-packed medieval adventure. Or that could just be my strange imagination… Either way, you’ve made a fantastically stylish and cosy coat and it sounds like you should be getting a lot of wear out of it.

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- Andie L. · January 21, 2015 at 1:02 pm · ·
  
  Thanks so much, Katie! 😀 I love that: triumphant heroine of some action-packed medieval adventure! Especially because I love medieval adventures. 😀
  
  I’ve been wearing the coat every day since I finished it. Best coat I’ve ever owned. 🙂
  
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steelyseamstress · January 20, 2015 at 7:46 pm · ·

I do like the colour combination you’ve chosen for your coat. Very stylish! Looks super warm too.

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- Andie L. · January 21, 2015 at 1:03 pm · ·
  
  Thanks so much! 😀 It’s so warm and cozy. I love it. 🙂
  
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Bryanna Johnson · January 20, 2015 at 2:53 pm · ·

It looks great-warm and cozy too!

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- Andie L. · January 20, 2015 at 2:54 pm · ·
  
  Thanks, Bryanna! 🙂
  
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