{"id":6742,"date":"2021-04-11T18:56:19","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T17:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/?p=6742"},"modified":"2021-04-11T19:00:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T18:00:50","slug":"sewing-for-spring-my-luzerne-trench-coat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2021\/04\/11\/sewing-for-spring-my-luzerne-trench-coat\/","title":{"rendered":"Sewing for Spring: my Luzerne trench coat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I warned you in <a href=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2021\/04\/04\/what-to-sew-for-spring\/\">this article<\/a>: <strong>my Spring sewing has been progressing at supersonic speed <\/strong>(well, maybe not supersonic but quite fast). So <strong>here is my second completed Spring piece: my burgundy Luzerne trench coat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/23C90F65-ADAF-4AA2-8B2A-CAC62033B90C-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/23C90F65-ADAF-4AA2-8B2A-CAC62033B90C-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/23C90F65-ADAF-4AA2-8B2A-CAC62033B90C-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/23C90F65-ADAF-4AA2-8B2A-CAC62033B90C-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/23C90F65-ADAF-4AA2-8B2A-CAC62033B90C-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/23C90F65-ADAF-4AA2-8B2A-CAC62033B90C-1362x2048.jpeg 1362w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/23C90F65-ADAF-4AA2-8B2A-CAC62033B90C.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This picture reflects very well how I feel about it: very smug! <strong>Despite a few hic-ups (which I&#8217;ll explain later), I am very pleased with how this project turned out.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6C9B7BC0-89CE-4B58-BC04-A39D07815BDB-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6713\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6C9B7BC0-89CE-4B58-BC04-A39D07815BDB.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/6c9b7bc0-89ce-4b58-bc04-a39d07815bdb-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-6713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6C9B7BC0-89CE-4B58-BC04-A39D07815BDB-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6C9B7BC0-89CE-4B58-BC04-A39D07815BDB-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6C9B7BC0-89CE-4B58-BC04-A39D07815BDB-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6C9B7BC0-89CE-4B58-BC04-A39D07815BDB-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6C9B7BC0-89CE-4B58-BC04-A39D07815BDB.jpeg 1222w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/40A65085-F96B-40F4-87E7-5D60E1F4F5F7-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6711\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/40A65085-F96B-40F4-87E7-5D60E1F4F5F7.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/40a65085-f96b-40f4-87e7-5d60e1f4f5f7-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-6711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/40A65085-F96B-40F4-87E7-5D60E1F4F5F7-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/40A65085-F96B-40F4-87E7-5D60E1F4F5F7-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/40A65085-F96B-40F4-87E7-5D60E1F4F5F7-768x1156.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/40A65085-F96B-40F4-87E7-5D60E1F4F5F7-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/40A65085-F96B-40F4-87E7-5D60E1F4F5F7.jpeg 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AFA605D0-14B6-4632-BA80-6F68BA4A1690-626x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6709\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AFA605D0-14B6-4632-BA80-6F68BA4A1690.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/afa605d0-14b6-4632-ba80-6f68ba4a1690-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-6709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AFA605D0-14B6-4632-BA80-6F68BA4A1690-626x1024.jpeg 626w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AFA605D0-14B6-4632-BA80-6F68BA4A1690-183x300.jpeg 183w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AFA605D0-14B6-4632-BA80-6F68BA4A1690-768x1257.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AFA605D0-14B6-4632-BA80-6F68BA4A1690-938x1536.jpeg 938w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AFA605D0-14B6-4632-BA80-6F68BA4A1690-1251x2048.jpeg 1251w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AFA605D0-14B6-4632-BA80-6F68BA4A1690.jpeg 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Inspiration and long gestation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I already explained the gestation of this project in my <a href=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2021\/04\/04\/what-to-sew-for-spring\/\">&#8220;What to sew for Spring&#8221; article<\/a>; but let&#8217;s repeat it for newcomers to my blog. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.deer-and-doe.fr\/en\/sewing-patterns\/40-luzerne-trench-coat-pattern.html\">Luzerne trench coat by Deer and Doe<\/a><\/strong> has been in existence for years so <strong>I am quite late to the game of sewing it<\/strong>.  When it was released, I actually had very limited interest: I am not a huge fan of trench coats, as I find their details quite masculine; and I had plenty of recently purchased, very nice mid-season coats in my wardrobe at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But then Lise Tailor published&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lisetailor.com\/2017\/09\/21\/trench-luzerne-deer-and-doe\/\">this article<\/a>&nbsp;about hers\u2026 (3 1\/2 years ago!) I literally feel in love and wanted the exact same \u2013 in a deep cherry\/burgundy colour (the picture on the right is from Lise\u2019s blog).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2D2886DE-2899-4FE8-86F3-1AAF9F8BD0EE-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6542\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2D2886DE-2899-4FE8-86F3-1AAF9F8BD0EE.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2d2886de-2899-4fe8-86f3-1aaf9f8bd0ee-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-6542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2D2886DE-2899-4FE8-86F3-1AAF9F8BD0EE-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2D2886DE-2899-4FE8-86F3-1AAF9F8BD0EE-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2D2886DE-2899-4FE8-86F3-1AAF9F8BD0EE-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2D2886DE-2899-4FE8-86F3-1AAF9F8BD0EE.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/trench-luzerne-deer-and-doe-21-682x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6544\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/trench-luzerne-deer-and-doe-21-682x1024-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/trench-luzerne-deer-and-doe-21-682x1024-1-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-6544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/trench-luzerne-deer-and-doe-21-682x1024-1.jpg 682w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/trench-luzerne-deer-and-doe-21-682x1024-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It took me a good 2 years (October 2019 to be precise) to find the right fabric in Europe:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sewmesunshine.co.uk\/products\/burgundy-ventana-cotton-twill-robert-kaufman\"><strong>a burgundy cotton twill by Robert Kaufman<\/strong><\/a>, which I had tracked on a US website but finally managed to get from <a href=\"https:\/\/sewmesunshine.co.uk\/\">SewMeSunshine<\/a> in the UK. Amazingly, there is still 9m left at the time of writing \u2013 I think because the website picture really does not reflect the gorgeous deep and warm burgundy of the fabric. And then it took me another year and a half to get going\u2026 to finally get my coat done in a few days in March 2021. Hurrah!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0D0F799D-C00B-4E72-969E-2924ADF58DB9-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6547\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0D0F799D-C00B-4E72-969E-2924ADF58DB9-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0D0F799D-C00B-4E72-969E-2924ADF58DB9-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0D0F799D-C00B-4E72-969E-2924ADF58DB9-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0D0F799D-C00B-4E72-969E-2924ADF58DB9-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/0D0F799D-C00B-4E72-969E-2924ADF58DB9.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Luzerne coat pattern review and modifications<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Length is my only disappointment<\/strong> with this pattern<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Much has already been written about this pattern so the first thing I want to mention is what I would have liked to know before starting: <strong>Luzerne is really short!!!<\/strong> The pattern envelope does not indicate the finished length &#8211; it is about 82cm in size 38, which is mid tights. It&#8217;s fine if you want to wear your coat with trousers, but <strong>it does not work at all with skirts or dresses<\/strong>. Especially if like me, you are in the knee-lenght-at-the-very least team&#8230;    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I obviously realised this after having assembled most of the coat &#8211; <strong>for me, it made the coat completely unwearable <\/strong>as I do not wear trousers at all! I had to stop and ponder for about 48 hours before reaching an acceptable solution&#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, <strong>I added 20cm to the coat by drawing additional skirt pieces in the continuity of the existing ones; and connecting them with bronze piping to the assembled coat<\/strong>. I was really scared it would look terrible but in the end I think it actually looks quite nice; and now the coat works perfectly with my wardrobe. Thank God I had enough fabric! &#8211; I consumed the entire extra metre I had left of my 110cm wide fabric. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/E5EACBAC-E96C-465D-9E9F-534E11C7CA4D-680x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/E5EACBAC-E96C-465D-9E9F-534E11C7CA4D-680x1024.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/E5EACBAC-E96C-465D-9E9F-534E11C7CA4D-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/E5EACBAC-E96C-465D-9E9F-534E11C7CA4D-768x1156.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/E5EACBAC-E96C-465D-9E9F-534E11C7CA4D-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/E5EACBAC-E96C-465D-9E9F-534E11C7CA4D.jpeg 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Buttonholes are quite fiddly and done too early<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>The pattern calls for <strong>hand-sewn bound buttonholes <\/strong>and that&#8217;s actually the first thing you have to start with, before starting assembling any of the coat pieces together. I did practice several times beforehand on a leftover piece of fabric. Despite that, <strong>my buttonholes are far from perfect<\/strong>, which is not the end of the world as they are not that visible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/742FEB1E-0F7E-49A3-A251-9C75B17C6B45-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/742FEB1E-0F7E-49A3-A251-9C75B17C6B45-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/742FEB1E-0F7E-49A3-A251-9C75B17C6B45-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/742FEB1E-0F7E-49A3-A251-9C75B17C6B45-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/742FEB1E-0F7E-49A3-A251-9C75B17C6B45-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/742FEB1E-0F7E-49A3-A251-9C75B17C6B45-1362x2048.jpeg 1362w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/742FEB1E-0F7E-49A3-A251-9C75B17C6B45.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Much more problematic is that as you&#8217;re working on independent pieces of fabric ( bodice and skirt non assembled), <strong>the probability of getting button placement wrong is quite high<\/strong>. That&#8217;s exactly what happened to me! My coat has two rows of 4 buttons instead of 3 only because <strong>I got the placement of the skirt button wrong<\/strong>, so I had to add and intermediary button just below the waist line. Luckily it is not too obvious; but <strong>next time I will definitely tackle the buttonholes after having assembled bodice to skirt pieces. <\/strong>And I may well explore traditional machine-sewn buttonholes to be honest&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/701D4CCB-C885-49FC-8D99-F4B9EB0E0114-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6691\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/701D4CCB-C885-49FC-8D99-F4B9EB0E0114.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/701d4ccb-c885-49fc-8d99-f4b9eb0e0114-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-6691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/701D4CCB-C885-49FC-8D99-F4B9EB0E0114-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/701D4CCB-C885-49FC-8D99-F4B9EB0E0114-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/701D4CCB-C885-49FC-8D99-F4B9EB0E0114-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/701D4CCB-C885-49FC-8D99-F4B9EB0E0114-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/701D4CCB-C885-49FC-8D99-F4B9EB0E0114-1362x2048.jpeg 1362w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/701D4CCB-C885-49FC-8D99-F4B9EB0E0114.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/8C0A187D-89B0-4C2E-A125-A9065869CECF-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6689\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/8C0A187D-89B0-4C2E-A125-A9065869CECF.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/8c0a187d-89b0-4c2e-a125-a9065869cecf-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-6689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/8C0A187D-89B0-4C2E-A125-A9065869CECF-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/8C0A187D-89B0-4C2E-A125-A9065869CECF-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/8C0A187D-89B0-4C2E-A125-A9065869CECF-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/8C0A187D-89B0-4C2E-A125-A9065869CECF-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/8C0A187D-89B0-4C2E-A125-A9065869CECF-1362x2048.jpeg 1362w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/8C0A187D-89B0-4C2E-A125-A9065869CECF.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All the rest is just plain sailing<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>From all these warnings, you will think that I had a terrible time with this coat, but I didn&#8217;t, <strong>I actually enjoyed sewing it a lot!<\/strong> <strong>The very big positives of the Luzerne pattern are the following<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>The instructions are so good that the coat feels actually very easy to put together <\/strong>(once the buttonhole phase is over that is). <strong>You just have to follow meticulously absolutely all the steps <\/strong>&#8211; something I rarely do for easier pieces I am used to sewing (did I hear someone say dresses?). Here, I even followed the cutting layout, which I had never ever done before, can you believe? Very silly of my because it does make your life much easier.<\/li><li><strong>The sizing is absolutely spot on<\/strong>, <strong>with enough room at the bust and perfect ease at the waist<\/strong>. I really could not be bothered making a toile for this coat, for an obscure reason (I make toiles for most of my dresses). So I cut my usual Deer &amp; Doe size 38 and it worked perfectly, I would really change nothing to the fit.<\/li><li><strong>The finished coat is impeccable<\/strong>, both outside thanks to a lot of topstitching and inside thanks to having all visible seams bound with bias tape.<\/li><li><strong>The shape is exactly what I have been looking for all these years<\/strong>! In its lengthened version, this coat is the perfect version of the fit-and-flare (but not too flare) coat I was looking for. I am definitely planning a wool version now, as there is enough ease to use thicker fabric I think.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/C38A64A6-63AD-43B8-815C-9F1B1646BCA7-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/C38A64A6-63AD-43B8-815C-9F1B1646BCA7-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/C38A64A6-63AD-43B8-815C-9F1B1646BCA7-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/C38A64A6-63AD-43B8-815C-9F1B1646BCA7-768x1156.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/C38A64A6-63AD-43B8-815C-9F1B1646BCA7-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/C38A64A6-63AD-43B8-815C-9F1B1646BCA7.jpeg 1082w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A few pieces of advice<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re planning to make this coat, here are a few words of advice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Make up your mind on whether you want to lengthen it or not immediately<\/strong>, as if you do you will need to order more fabric than what is advised on the enveloppe.<\/li><li><strong>Get all your supplies ready before starting<\/strong>: buttons, interfacing, bias tape. There is nothing more frustrating on a project of this size than having to stop due to lack of supplies! On the pictures, you may notice that the back flap of my coat is unfinished, because I was missing one single button (after my buttonhole drama), arrggghhh!! All sorted now, just after the pictures, no comment<\/li><li><strong>Cut directly into the pattern rather than reproducing it<\/strong>. I never ever cut my patterns and instead reproduce them on tracing paper, as I want to save them for my daughters if they end-up being smaller or bigger than me. However with Luzerne I did cut directly into the pattern, just to make sure not to get mixed up with the sheer number of pattern pieces &#8211; and I am very happy I did. The one thing you need to be aware of, though, is that <strong>there is a slight overlap of two skirt pieces <\/strong>&#8211; do reproduce this small bit before cutting.  <\/li><li><strong>Take your time and enjoy the process<\/strong>. This is not a quick make and it makes it all the more enjoyable in my view.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Conclusion: how many more Luzerne to come?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I am so pleased with this coat that I already have two other versions in mind<\/strong>: one in a powder pink version of the same fabric; and one in baby blue double-face cashmere (if it managed to cross the France-UK border, fingers crossed). <strong>This will not happen immediately though, as I want the process to remain as enjoyable as this one was<\/strong>. So I think we&#8217;re done with the outwear side of my Spring wardrobe now. The rest can now follow (did I hear someone say dresses again? &#8211; well, you may be surprised!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6DAB0E8F-EB6D-478F-A47D-09162C5F3060-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6695\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6DAB0E8F-EB6D-478F-A47D-09162C5F3060.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/6dab0e8f-eb6d-478f-a47d-09162c5f3060-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-6695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6DAB0E8F-EB6D-478F-A47D-09162C5F3060-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6DAB0E8F-EB6D-478F-A47D-09162C5F3060-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6DAB0E8F-EB6D-478F-A47D-09162C5F3060-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6DAB0E8F-EB6D-478F-A47D-09162C5F3060-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6DAB0E8F-EB6D-478F-A47D-09162C5F3060-1362x2048.jpeg 1362w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/6DAB0E8F-EB6D-478F-A47D-09162C5F3060.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/E1E407EB-F1DB-4FBE-8FE3-C03C5B5F4C89-e1618163758846-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6493\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/E1E407EB-F1DB-4FBE-8FE3-C03C5B5F4C89-e1618163758846.jpeg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/e1e407eb-f1db-4fbe-8fe3-c03c5b5f4c89-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-6493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/E1E407EB-F1DB-4FBE-8FE3-C03C5B5F4C89-e1618163758846-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/E1E407EB-F1DB-4FBE-8FE3-C03C5B5F4C89-e1618163758846-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/E1E407EB-F1DB-4FBE-8FE3-C03C5B5F4C89-e1618163758846-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/E1E407EB-F1DB-4FBE-8FE3-C03C5B5F4C89-e1618163758846-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/E1E407EB-F1DB-4FBE-8FE3-C03C5B5F4C89-e1618163758846-1362x2048.jpeg 1362w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/E1E407EB-F1DB-4FBE-8FE3-C03C5B5F4C89-e1618163758846.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I warned you in this article: my Spring sewing has been progressing at supersonic speed (well, maybe not supersonic but quite fast). So here is my second completed Spring piece: my burgundy Luzerne trench coat. This picture reflects very well how I feel about it: very smug! 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