I've not had a disaster for at least two years possibly longer but now I've got one. It's the Waffle Bamboo coat, which I didn't like, but then she put a zip in so my interest peaked.
It was the original pattern with another smaller one added, so by the time you'd finished you had two set of instructions so I was batting between them both and then going rogue on my own with none. The Tosti made was just right, larger than I normally have but with the Thinsulate quilted lining in it worked out right. The next Tosti I made was smaller but just right although with some weight loss a size down would have been better. I read a review that this coat was loose, so I came down a size (or was it two!).
Anyway got the zips in no problem got the snaps in but then realised that when I tried to fasten the snaps there was no real overlap as you have when you get two separate facings, also a bit of pull at the bottom (needed a size up). Also one bottom snap, I'd not noticed the interfacing used on the top of the coat didn't reach to the last snap, so only the fabric to grip onto. Instruction used the button markings and just said move over (I moved the wrong way).
So I spit feathers, left for a few days, nearly didn't get to sleep one night planning what to do next. Also I'd decided that I didn't like it long length. Fortunately for some reason I had too much fabric. It was a remnant and I think there was a lot more than what was shown.
So plan B. Take the zip out ( was going to buy a shorter one but colour I wanted only available in US and would have been December before it arrived) shortened it and inserted again. One was in the right place but the other moved further into the body on a new facing. I've had a quick pin down and it looks a lot better. The top snap is dodgy to put in because the top is actually inside the coat on the facing so that's the next step.
Fortunately it was never going to be a winter coat just a light spring/summer one so likely to be left open most of the time. Also I noticed with the second Tosti that once I added the lining in, the jacket seemed larger because no clothes catching on the fabric so the same might happen on this coat.
Other thing I've noticed is when I measured the sleeves they came down well past my finger ends. Now inserted they are much shorter and I've got to do a hem, although that's a minor problem easily solved.
I shut shop end of this month for Christmas so I've got until then to finish off