This Jacket Makes Me Silly

Apparently.

Today I present to you the Minoru Jacket!  It's almost like magic because I made this jacket before it was even released for sale.  How?  I was a pattern tester for Tasia's Sewaholic Patterns!  Tasia's blog is one of the first I ever started to follow.  I loved when she started to design, make, and sell her own patterns for pear-shaped women (because I am one!), and all the Sewaholic patterns were cute to boot.  When she made a call for people to test out her newest pattern, I signed right up, and was quite excited when I was chosen.

I made the outer part of my jacket from a green cotton twill and lined it with ivory quilting cotton, both from Fabric.com.  It was my first time working with a separating zipper...but wouldn't you know, it's just like working with a regular one!  How about that.  Except that is separates.  And in this case, that's a good thing.

There are pockets on the inside that close with velcro - a perfect spot for keys or your phone...or my Kindle, if I had one.  CHRISTMAS LIST.

Probably my favorite feature is the wide elastic across the back.  It draws the excess fabric of the jacket in to give you a nice, feminine shape, even though you're wearing outerwear!  Which is usually rather unflattering.

This jacket comes with an option to put a concealed hood, hidden in a zipper pouch, in the collar as well. The Minoru Jacket pattern is available for preorder now through Tasia's mailing list! Click here and scroll to the bottom of the post to join the mailing list and receive info about preordering.

Tasia, thanks so much for allowing some of us to test this pattern for you! I loved every moment of the construction - your instructions were so easy to follow and made everything a breeze. Thanks for fulfilling the need for modern, wearable patterns for us pear-shaped gals!