Like almost every other blogger I follow who has access to patterns for 99¢, I got myself a copy of McCall’s 6041 a few weeks ago. It’s a little Chanel-style jacket that’s just begging me to sew up some of my jacket fabrics.

Now a collarless jacket is not something I normally wear, but the thing is just cute!!  Though it’s missing my preferred lapel, it does have a number of things I like in a jacket, like lining, two piece sleeve, and shoulder princess seams.  There’s even a separate pattern piece for the back lining.  The other pieces have a “cut here for lining” indication.

The thing that almost made me not buy the pattern, however, was that A/B, C, and D cup sizing.  I’m never sure which size to use on those, because *blush* I hadn’t read the instructions.

This time I read the instructions.

They say to measure your high bust, then your full bust.  OK.  That would be 34 1/2″ and 37 1/2″.  Choose by high bust (size 12) and with a 3-inch difference, use the C-cup front.  Easy enough.  You’ve just got to read the directions…  <<sigh>>

When tracing, I forgot to swing out to the 14 below the waist, so I had to go back (after these photos) and add width at the side seams.  I also shortened the back waist 1/2″.  Something told me not to go straight to fabric, so I’m working on a muslin now.

There’s another pattern I’d like to get traced and “muslined” this weekend, and that’s Jalie #2909, Women’s Classic Trousers (classic? snort).  I’ll let you know how that goes.

Tags: McCall's, McCall's M6041

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