Front & Center

Getting Started

Cut and construct the coat according to pattern directions, eliminating the buttons and buttonholes.

Insert a topstitching or jeans needle into the sewing machine. Thread the machine with topstitching thread or two strands of all-purpose thread.

Beginning at the coat lower edge, topstitch 3/8" from the center-front edges, stopping 3/8" from the coat upper edge. Pivot and stitch across the upper edge to where the hood begins. Pivot again and stitch off the coat front (1).

From the October 2004 issue of Sew News magazine.