The pattern is Simplicity 8554, which is an unlined coat in varying lengths.
I had hoped to make view A, the long duster style version, but unfortunately, I didn't have enough fabric. I settled for View B, mid length , with the front flaps. Size 14, based on my measurements.
Because it was unlined, and the fabric frayed easily, I bound all the seams with bias binding . The underside of the collar and flaps is a scrap of printed voile from the stash. In a rather risqué move, I omitted the pockets , I felt they would just flop and not sit nicely, and I'm pretty much just going to wear it with jeans anyway. I also sewed up the side slit . Belt instructions in the pattern are wrong, but it's easy enough to work out what you need to do. I'm probably not going to wear it done up too often, I'm worried it'll give off dressing gown vibes😂 looking forward to wearing this as a transeasonal layering piece. Not looking forward to the ironing it seems to require.
Fabric is a deep raspberry linen eucalyptus blend(impossible to photograph accurately)gifted to me by a friend.
