Thank you SO much everyone!! I am sitting here blushing!! I am very proud of myself, not so much for the sewing part but for the perseverance part... I had to do this in lots of 30-40 minute-per-evening slots after we’d put the toddler to bed and before I fell over from tiredness myself.
The coat fabric and lining are both from Fabworks I think - I bought online but definitely fancy a trip there in person sometime!
I’m really enjoying wearing my coat, it is so nice to have one with long enough sleeves (I’m 6 foot tall!) and where the waist isn’t at my bra line!
Next on the cutting table is a two-piece swimsuit for our Center Parcs trip at the end of next month... another thing that is really hard for tall people to buy, so I’m hoping I can do better than the high street. I’ve made knickers before so I’m going to use that pattern for the bottoms, and have bought a sports bra pattern for the top. Will be fabric hunting this weekend!
P.S. Sorry for my tardy reply ... I had a horribly busy few days at work after posting this!