I didn't want to put this in my diary thread as I think I'm going to be asking a lot of questions along the way! This is very new territory for me.
I'm going to attempt making a winter coat. So far for patterns:
I love
this one but it's too big and I don't have any experience grading patterns down. It's exactly what I'm looking for though!
I also like
this one and it's only two inches too big on the bust, which should be small enough for me to be able to take it in or it might even fit over thick layers.
Then there's also
M7478 which might be easier to sew / fit as it's a modernised reissue, I still like it but it's not as striking as the other two in my opinion. I like the line drawings a lot more than the photos though so it could just be modern models not having the exaggerated tiny waists of the 1950s drawings on the other two patterns.
I would really appreciate any thoughts on pattern choice or if anyone knows of any other similar patterns. I also have a slight problem finding fabric as wool or high % wool mix will probably get eaten by moths so I need something largely synthetic, so I'm trawling the web now.
Excited to get started on this!