swing coat rainwear

[bridesmom]

I want to make a rain coat for DGD but I want a swing style. Can't seem to find a pattern, so do you think if I revamped a regular hooded coat style and used a body off a jumper pattern that is quite 'swingy' that it would work?

[MartySews2]

I think using a swing coat pattern like Butterick #5401 or McCall's #5718 could be adapted for a raincoat. Hope this helps.
Marty

[DorothyL]

I made my winter jacket from a pattern for a casual unlined jacket.
U often use patterns just to cut the shape I want and be sure the pieces fit together. After that it's the fabric and what you do with it that makes the difference.

Dorothy

[PaulineG]

I made one for dd a few years back and couldn't find a pattern so I just extended the side seams into a flare and it came up quite well but not quite swingy.

[DorothyL]

If you slit the back of the pattern part way up and spread it open it would probably make it into a swing style. But I would play around with it before using the fashion fabric you want for the coat. This is, after all, my idea and those don't always pan out the way I hope they will.

Dorothy

[bridesmom]

That's what I was thinking of doing Dorothy, as well as using a jumper pattern back. I've been looking at pattern pictures and I will do a sample out of some scrap first JIC. And if it works out, she'll have a swing jacket too!