I Am Patterns, Merlin
Now I wasn’t really planning on making another winter coat since I made one last year which I’m very happy with, but this fabric presented itself on Sew Me Sunshine ’s newsletter and I couldn’t resist! The bright colours and abstract shapes are so eye-catching and unusual in a woolen fabric. I had already earmarked the I am Merlin coat on my Pinterest board because I have never owned a cocoon style coat and just really loved the shape. I opted to purchase the PDF pattern and send for it to be printed all in one go from The Fold Line because then I wouldn’t have to piece together a million sheets of paper which would probably wind up being inaccurate and I wouldn’t have to trace it off the original pattern sheets either. This way I can cut out my size without tracing but still have the digital files so if I want to make another size or make adjustments, I can reprint it. I decided not to interface all of the outer shell of the coat as I have done in previous coats I’ve made becau...