{"id":9079,"date":"2022-05-08T16:46:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T15:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/?p=9079"},"modified":"2022-05-08T16:55:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T15:55:07","slug":"sewing-a-powder-pink-luzerne-coat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2022\/05\/08\/sewing-a-powder-pink-luzerne-coat\/","title":{"rendered":"Sewing a powder pink Luzerne trench coat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After sewing <a href=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2021\/04\/11\/sewing-for-spring-my-luzerne-trench-coat\/\">my first Luzerne trench coat<\/a> nearly exactly a year ago, I have managed to make a twin! <strong>Let me introduce you to my powder pink Luzerne coat<\/strong>, hot off the sewing machine.<\/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\/2022\/05\/1E22DCA4-13F1-4C78-B14F-5C9BCFB4FEB4-680x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1E22DCA4-13F1-4C78-B14F-5C9BCFB4FEB4-680x1024.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1E22DCA4-13F1-4C78-B14F-5C9BCFB4FEB4-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1E22DCA4-13F1-4C78-B14F-5C9BCFB4FEB4-768x1157.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1E22DCA4-13F1-4C78-B14F-5C9BCFB4FEB4-1020x1536.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/1E22DCA4-13F1-4C78-B14F-5C9BCFB4FEB4.jpeg 1194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9082\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/470CC8CD-898A-423E-8AAF-046D8EF4A431-680x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/470CC8CD-898A-423E-8AAF-046D8EF4A431-680x1024.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/470CC8CD-898A-423E-8AAF-046D8EF4A431-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/470CC8CD-898A-423E-8AAF-046D8EF4A431-768x1157.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/470CC8CD-898A-423E-8AAF-046D8EF4A431.jpeg 952w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9084\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/98556D0B-43C5-4FB8-9156-746F94E59412-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/98556D0B-43C5-4FB8-9156-746F94E59412-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/98556D0B-43C5-4FB8-9156-746F94E59412-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/98556D0B-43C5-4FB8-9156-746F94E59412-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/98556D0B-43C5-4FB8-9156-746F94E59412-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/98556D0B-43C5-4FB8-9156-746F94E59412-1362x2048.jpeg 1362w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/98556D0B-43C5-4FB8-9156-746F94E59412.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9086\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/939E65C1-5C50-4333-A790-B01679B1AB42-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/939E65C1-5C50-4333-A790-B01679B1AB42-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/939E65C1-5C50-4333-A790-B01679B1AB42-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/939E65C1-5C50-4333-A790-B01679B1AB42-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/939E65C1-5C50-4333-A790-B01679B1AB42-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/939E65C1-5C50-4333-A790-B01679B1AB42-1362x2048.jpeg 1362w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/939E65C1-5C50-4333-A790-B01679B1AB42.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spring coat envy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Spring seems to be the main time when I sew outwear<\/strong>, weirdly enough! By March, I have had enough of my winter wardrobe but there is no way I can switch to my summer one\u2026 So a new coat is a nice way to pimp my &nbsp;\u00ab&nbsp;old&nbsp;\u00bb clothes up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year I made a deep burgundy Luzerne and a off-white cape\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9088\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DF120F42-90D7-463C-A479-56BB4C9F4896-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DF120F42-90D7-463C-A479-56BB4C9F4896-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DF120F42-90D7-463C-A479-56BB4C9F4896-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DF120F42-90D7-463C-A479-56BB4C9F4896-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DF120F42-90D7-463C-A479-56BB4C9F4896-1022x1536.jpeg 1022w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DF120F42-90D7-463C-A479-56BB4C9F4896.jpeg 1277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9090\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/69325B68-37F3-47A7-931C-ACC955224BC7-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/69325B68-37F3-47A7-931C-ACC955224BC7-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/69325B68-37F3-47A7-931C-ACC955224BC7-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/69325B68-37F3-47A7-931C-ACC955224BC7-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/69325B68-37F3-47A7-931C-ACC955224BC7-1022x1536.jpeg 1022w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/69325B68-37F3-47A7-931C-ACC955224BC7.jpeg 1277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 this year a lilac woollen coat and a powder pink Luzerne\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9092\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/B5342215-8C7C-4A04-9FD4-34979F9EFF9E-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/B5342215-8C7C-4A04-9FD4-34979F9EFF9E-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/B5342215-8C7C-4A04-9FD4-34979F9EFF9E-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/B5342215-8C7C-4A04-9FD4-34979F9EFF9E-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/B5342215-8C7C-4A04-9FD4-34979F9EFF9E-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/B5342215-8C7C-4A04-9FD4-34979F9EFF9E-1362x2048.jpeg 1362w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/B5342215-8C7C-4A04-9FD4-34979F9EFF9E.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"947\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9096\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/32786396-02FB-4362-824F-F3F9332EC6D7-947x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/32786396-02FB-4362-824F-F3F9332EC6D7-947x1024.jpeg 947w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/32786396-02FB-4362-824F-F3F9332EC6D7-277x300.jpeg 277w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/32786396-02FB-4362-824F-F3F9332EC6D7-768x830.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/32786396-02FB-4362-824F-F3F9332EC6D7-1421x1536.jpeg 1421w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/32786396-02FB-4362-824F-F3F9332EC6D7.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 947px) 100vw, 947px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 and all four are being worn extensively, as Spring this year has been far from warm and sunny!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Luzerne trench coat pattern review<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is now quite a few trench coat patterns available on the market. But <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.deer-and-doe.fr\/en\/sewing-patterns\/40-luzerne-trench-coat-pattern.html\">Luzerne by Deer &amp; Doe<\/a> was one of the first to be published. <strong>I adored it as soon as I saw it<\/strong>. However between a long search for fabric and two years of Covid, <strong>it took a long while for me to sew it<\/strong>. All worth it though!!<\/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\/2022\/05\/E410FD11-D0D2-4D00-AF13-5981507FE734-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/E410FD11-D0D2-4D00-AF13-5981507FE734-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/E410FD11-D0D2-4D00-AF13-5981507FE734-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/E410FD11-D0D2-4D00-AF13-5981507FE734-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/E410FD11-D0D2-4D00-AF13-5981507FE734-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/E410FD11-D0D2-4D00-AF13-5981507FE734-1362x2048.jpeg 1362w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/E410FD11-D0D2-4D00-AF13-5981507FE734.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I wrote an extensive review of the pattern <a href=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2021\/04\/11\/sewing-for-spring-my-luzerne-trench-coat\/\">in this article<\/a> and nothing has changed really. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Many likes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many things I like about it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>The style is my holy grail for coats<\/strong>. It is sufficiently fit-and-flare to work with all my dresses but not unwearable for grocery shopping or the school run.<\/li><li><strong>The instructions are so good that the coat feels actually very easy to put together<\/strong>.&nbsp;<strong>You just have to follow meticulously absolutely all the steps&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 something I rarely do for easier pieces I am used to sewing (did I hear someone say dresses?).<\/li><li><strong>The sizing is spot on<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>with enough room at the bust and perfect ease at the waist<\/strong>. My usual Deer &amp; Doe size 38 works perfectly, I would really change nothing to the fit. For reference I am a UK8\/ US 2\/ FR 36 with an E-cup bust.<\/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. I wish there were some additional instructions to line the coat though\u2026<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9114\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/A0698877-493B-4C1A-A5D9-6A98267CEB35-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/A0698877-493B-4C1A-A5D9-6A98267CEB35-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/A0698877-493B-4C1A-A5D9-6A98267CEB35-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/A0698877-493B-4C1A-A5D9-6A98267CEB35-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/A0698877-493B-4C1A-A5D9-6A98267CEB35-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/A0698877-493B-4C1A-A5D9-6A98267CEB35-1362x2048.jpeg 1362w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/A0698877-493B-4C1A-A5D9-6A98267CEB35.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9110\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/69CCBE19-0A9A-44E2-9197-2A5DF5EEF280-682x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/69CCBE19-0A9A-44E2-9197-2A5DF5EEF280-682x1024.jpeg 682w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/69CCBE19-0A9A-44E2-9197-2A5DF5EEF280-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/69CCBE19-0A9A-44E2-9197-2A5DF5EEF280-768x1154.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/69CCBE19-0A9A-44E2-9197-2A5DF5EEF280-1022x1536.jpeg 1022w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/69CCBE19-0A9A-44E2-9197-2A5DF5EEF280.jpeg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Very few dislikes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The main negative of this coat is its length<\/strong>: in its original version it stops at mid-tight, <strong>far far far too short<\/strong> if you intend to wear it with knee-length skirts! I had a massive drama with my first Luzerne coat (hence the piping, which is actually a last-minute, disaster recovery solution). This time I was fully prepared and cut all skirt pieces an extra 20cm longer (I am 1.68m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9105\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/46CE834D-1B2B-49B4-AB59-3374732BA6BC-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/46CE834D-1B2B-49B4-AB59-3374732BA6BC-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/46CE834D-1B2B-49B4-AB59-3374732BA6BC-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/46CE834D-1B2B-49B4-AB59-3374732BA6BC-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/46CE834D-1B2B-49B4-AB59-3374732BA6BC-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/46CE834D-1B2B-49B4-AB59-3374732BA6BC-1362x2048.jpeg 1362w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/46CE834D-1B2B-49B4-AB59-3374732BA6BC.jpeg 1277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9102\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/EBEA22B6-A88B-4C30-9D6C-B482185B2C6E-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/EBEA22B6-A88B-4C30-9D6C-B482185B2C6E-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/EBEA22B6-A88B-4C30-9D6C-B482185B2C6E-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/EBEA22B6-A88B-4C30-9D6C-B482185B2C6E-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/EBEA22B6-A88B-4C30-9D6C-B482185B2C6E-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/EBEA22B6-A88B-4C30-9D6C-B482185B2C6E-1362x2048.jpeg 1362w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/EBEA22B6-A88B-4C30-9D6C-B482185B2C6E.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"9104\" src=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8AB6F3DE-EBC6-4FDB-B772-364F5ADD9281-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8AB6F3DE-EBC6-4FDB-B772-364F5ADD9281-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8AB6F3DE-EBC6-4FDB-B772-364F5ADD9281-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8AB6F3DE-EBC6-4FDB-B772-364F5ADD9281-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8AB6F3DE-EBC6-4FDB-B772-364F5ADD9281-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8AB6F3DE-EBC6-4FDB-B772-364F5ADD9281-1362x2048.jpeg 1362w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/8AB6F3DE-EBC6-4FDB-B772-364F5ADD9281.jpeg 1277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The other thing I dislike about this pattern are the bound buttonholes<\/strong>: the instructions recommend to put them in first thing, a recipe for placement disaster I have learnt; and in any case I don\u2019t think they work really well with the fabric I used (cotton twill). So this time I wisely gave-up on the bound buttonholes and went for machine-made ones instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fabric used and changes to the pattern<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I used the exact same fabric as for my previous Luzerne: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sewmesunshine.co.uk\/collections\/robert-kaufman\/products\/dusky-pink-ventana-cotton-twill-robert-kaufman-1\">a Robert Kaufman cotton twill (\u201cVentana\u201d), this time in its powder pink version<\/a><\/strong>. I got it a few years ago from SewMeSunshine and they still stock a wide range of colours, all <a href=\"https:\/\/sewmesunshine.co.uk\/collections\/robert-kaufman\">here<\/a> if you are interested (and my previous Luzerne was in <a href=\"https:\/\/sewmesunshine.co.uk\/collections\/robert-kaufman\/products\/burgundy-ventana-cotton-twill-robert-kaufman\">this colour<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for changes to the pattern, on top of lengthening the coat and giving-up on the bound buttonholes, <strong>I added a buckle to the belt<\/strong>. I find that it makes for a much neater finish than a knot. I found this buckle on Etsy and it is very straightforward to sew. As it is sliding, you don\u2019t need any heavy duty equipment, hurrah!<\/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\/2022\/05\/DB422FA7-7277-45B0-BBB9-8E9FDAAD7CCE-681x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DB422FA7-7277-45B0-BBB9-8E9FDAAD7CCE-681x1024.jpeg 681w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DB422FA7-7277-45B0-BBB9-8E9FDAAD7CCE-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DB422FA7-7277-45B0-BBB9-8E9FDAAD7CCE-768x1155.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DB422FA7-7277-45B0-BBB9-8E9FDAAD7CCE-1021x1536.jpeg 1021w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DB422FA7-7277-45B0-BBB9-8E9FDAAD7CCE-1362x2048.jpeg 1362w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DB422FA7-7277-45B0-BBB9-8E9FDAAD7CCE.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I had a fantastic time sewing this coat<\/strong>: it is a long but very rewarding project, and ever so useful if my wardrobe. I now have to refrain myself from buying another 5m of Ventana twill for yet another version\u2026. Purple? Periwinkle? No no no!!!<\/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\/2022\/05\/08AAF191-7B4F-491E-8620-17A3DD373EE4-680x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/08AAF191-7B4F-491E-8620-17A3DD373EE4-680x1024.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/08AAF191-7B4F-491E-8620-17A3DD373EE4-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/08AAF191-7B4F-491E-8620-17A3DD373EE4-768x1157.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/08AAF191-7B4F-491E-8620-17A3DD373EE4.jpeg 952w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After sewing my first Luzerne trench coat nearly exactly a year ago, I have managed to make a twin! Let me introduce you to my powder pink Luzerne coat, hot off the sewing machine. Spring coat envy Spring seems to be the main time when I sew outwear, weirdly enough! By March, I have had [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photogallery","category-sewing-for-hubby"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sewing a powder pink Luzerne trench coat - Six Mignons<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I have just sewn a new version of the Luzerne trench coat and I fully review this great pattern in this article.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2022\/05\/08\/sewing-a-powder-pink-luzerne-coat\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sewing a powder pink Luzerne trench coat - 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