1/10/2024 0 Comments Merlin project tutorial![]() ![]() This is actually one of my biggest pet peeves and, had I known, I would have gone for a PDF pattern instead, which are not overlapped. I was using a paper pattern, which is what I’m basing this discussion on.įirst, the paper patterns come with pieces overlapped, so you have to trace them off (seam allowances are included at least). This was my first time sewing with an I AM pattern, so here are my initial thoughts on using their product. I was at a point where I had lost all motivation to sew and then I happened to stumble upon both the Merlin Coat pattern and this phenomenal fabric.Īnd since it had felt a while since I’d felt excited about anything, I said “fuck it” and decided to sew an over-the-top, unnecessary, superfluous sewing project, simply for the purpose of bringing me some joy (remember # sewfrosting, anyone?)īecause, simply put, the idea of making it brought me some sorely needed joy. You know, as the current state of the world is liable to do to many of us. I was going through a touch of low sew jo, and just feeling rather down all around. So there were many reasons NOT to sew this coat.īut one pretty compelling reason to do so. When it’s cold enough that I need to wear a thick wool coat, it’s cold enough that I need the entirety of my chest and neck covered.įurther, avid readers may recall that I have previously written that I don’t want to sew coats anymore because I’m never satisfied with the results, which means, in turn, that I just don’t wear them enough to justify the time and expense. Plus, I have always found lapel coats for winter which don’t include a mechanism for it to be closed all the way up to the neck to be hopelessly impractical. Well, let’s face it, my wardrobe is so overflowing I probably don’t need most of my makes, but you know what I mean! This was one of those sewing projects that I have no need for. This is one of those times, however, as I take my first foray into the offerings from French indie brand I AM patterns with their Merlin Coat. Having been an indie sewing aficionado for quite a number of years now, it’s not often that I get to sew an indie sewing pattern brand which is new-to-me.
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