DMK Peter Pan Collar Coat Sew-A-Long: Day 3

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Ok, so we should all have the outside of our coats completed as well as the linings. We don't have much to do now! Today we are going to join our coat with it's lining. You may be looking at the instructions and scratching your head. The instructions and diagrams are actually really good, but sometimes some real life photos can help.

Here we go...

Here is another spot where I am going to do things just a little bit different than the instructions. Mark the midpoint on the back of your coat piece and the midpoint on your collar. With a small seam allowance (smaller than you are using to sew your coat) attach your collar matching the midpoints (It's a good idea to pin first).
If you have made your collar with two different fabrics, the lining side of the fabric should be face down, and your coat should be right side up.

Now, put the outside of your coat down right side up. Place your lining on top right side down. Pin your coat all the way around matching up all of the raw edges and then sew all the way around leaving an opening at the bottom (I left my opening in the middle of the back piece).

It is hard to see the light thread in photos against the light colored lining. This is a close up of the bottom of my coat. I left an opening of about 5 inches. You want it big enough to get your hand through because you will be turning your coat right side out through this opening.

This is the bottom of my coat where the opening is. Before going on, press the seam allowance up making sure both the lining, and outside of the coat are even. I'll tell you why I'm doing this later, we won't be closing up this opening by handstitching as in the instructions.

Now, here is my coat (still inside out). This is a sideview. Pull your sleeves out so that your coat looks like this.

Now, make your coat give itself a big ol hug! Matching up the seam in the sleeve of your lining with the seam of your coat pin the sleeves together at the end right sides together. It will kind of look like a ridge sticking out all the way around.

A closer view. Do you get me?

Sew all the way around to attach the sleeves together. Now do this with your other sleeve.

This is what your sleeve will look like sewn. Like a big tube.

Put your hand through your opening and pull everyting through and I promise you will have this!! The first time you do the sleeves it can be hard to wrap your head around how it's going to work, but it really does! :)

PRESS like crazy, you want a nice crisp well ironed coat for this next step...

The next step that I will show you tomorrow!

We're almost done!! :)

Questions? Comments? :)