Last week, I purchased a copy of the British sewing magazine Sew Hip because of the red duffle coat they featured on the cover. It also included a pull-out pattern in the center of the magazine that went up to size 10.
At first look, it looks kind of girly, but I figured by switching the toggles to the other side and picking a "manly" fabric, voila! I'll have a boys' coat. I loved the idea of making this out of red wool flannel, but O nixed that idea and the truth is, red is not his best color. He suggested green with a red lining, but then I thought he'd look like a Christmas ornament out on the playground.
Then I saw this jacket on the Hanna Anderson website, one of my favorite places to surf for boy clothing inspiration. Corduroy! Of course! I love sewing with corduroy, despite its tricky nap, and O loves wearing it. I could interline it with flannel under a rayon lining to keep it extra cozy, or skip that and make this an early spring jacket with just a flannel lining. And since he already has a brown jacket, I'm thinking I could sew this in a wide wale olive corduroy, which happens to be a good color on him, and line it with gold. That could look really spiffy. What do you think?
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