Moon coat for Elliot

One of the projects I worked on at the Weekend Sewing workshop a couple weeks ago was an Oliver+S Schooldays Jacket for Elliot. The moon fabric is from the Far Far Away II collection by Heather Ross, and the flannel inside is by Robert Kaufman.

When Elliot is riding in the car he gets really excited when he sees the moon. He'll point out the window and yell, "there's the MOON!!!" It's cute. What really kills me is that when we turn a corner and he sees the moon again a few minutes later he'll yell, "ANOTHER MOON!" It's as if, in his little universe, there are more moons around every corner. And of course this fabric just confirms the unlimited nature of the moon.

This pattern (like all Oliver+S patterns) is really great! Even though sewing this coat is a somewhat involved/lengthy process, I like that Liesl breaks it down into really easy-to-follow steps, and the outcome is a really professional-looking finished garment. I made the coat exactly as specified by the pattern, with the exception of the button tabs, which come out of the side of the center panel rather than across it. I honestly liked the idea of using horn buttons for a duffle-coat effect better but then got too lazy to go out and find them and just settled for it this way because it seemed easier. I used magnetic snaps for the inside fasteners, and I like that it's easy for him to put the coat on by himself as a result.

He really just can't help hamming for the camera.