You can sew a square coat, a fashionable circle vest, a cardigan without a pattern in less than a couple of hours. Master classes for beginners and video tutorials will help with this. If you have a desire to dress stylishly and fashionably, but there is no opportunity to buy branded items, you are a beginner seamstress, then ideas that will allow you to quickly create beautiful things are suitable for you.
How to sew a square coat?
You will create such a dress literally in one evening. As you can see, the base of this coat is square. Sleeves are sewn separately, then they need to be stitched to the pre-cut armholes. The ties will keep the collar on hold. It is possible to fasten this coat on yourself with a zipper, hooks, buttons, buttons or a tie.
If you do not have a suitable fabric, you can sew a square coat from a warm cloth blanket. If you have blankets of a suitable color with a light synthetic filling such as holofiber or padding polyester, these will also work. A pattern will help to sew a coat. It's very simple.
- As you can see, the main canvas is a rectangle. Make its length at your discretion. If it is a jacket, then it is shorter than a coat. Slits for sleeves: their width is 5, height is 25-30 cm.
- The sleeve is also created on the basis of a rectangle, but it needs to be slightly narrowed to the bottom on one side and the other at your discretion. At the top, the place where the sleeves are sewn into the armhole is made slightly rounded.
- You will also need to additionally cut out a collar 25-30 cm wide from the main fabric. Cut out collars for a coat from the same fabric, they will be located on the right and left sides of this square vertically.
- Lay the details as follows: collar horizontally, 2 collars vertically. Sew them to each other from the wrong side to get a blank that looks like the letter P.
- Place it on the main square. Cut out a rectangle from the lining fabric, it should be of such a size to fill the inner space formed between the collar and the two hemlines, stitch the lining to these details.
- If you want to sew a demi-season coat, then two layers are enough for it, the first is the main fabric, the second consists of the lining, collar and hem. Align these 2 parts with the right sides, sew three sides from the wrong side, leave the fourth unsewn, which is the hem.
- If you want to sew a winter coat, then one more layer needs to be put inside, it consists of sheet padding polyester or other similar warm and lightweight synthetic material.
- The sleeves also have two or three layers. If the winter version is used, then attach the cut-out synthetic winterizer sleeve to the seamy side of the main one. Sew the sides of this double piece, also do the lining blank. You now have two sleeve details. Turn the main one onto the front side, put the lining in it, sew the resulting triple sleeve into the armhole.
- Fold up the cuff and stitch around the edge. In the same way, arrange the hem of the coat, you can sew it here and on the hands with a blind seam.
- If you want the coat to fit well in the neck area so that the shoulders do not slide out, then make two parallel seams here, 2 cm apart, creating a drawstring. Here you will insert a lace, you will tighten the coat with it, separating the neck from the shoulders.
- Sew on any kind of clasp from the above, or just tie a coat, jacket with a belt.
If you are sewing a coat from fabric or from a blanket, then you can skip lining layers, use only the main fabric. In this case, you can decorate it with a fringe. It is very simple to create. Lay the finished coat in front of you, using a needle, remove the threads located around the perimeter of the square. After a few rows, you have a fringe. You can tie a coat with a leather belt; this option looks very stylish.
Another similar pattern will help you quickly sew a jacket; this product is made using the same technique.
If you're looking for other ideas, check out the following.
This outerwear square is even smaller than the previous ones. But the highlight is that it is tied in the center at the waist, with a ribbon, thus separating the collar from the coat shelf.
If you have a blanket and want to quickly turn it into a square coat, then check out another pattern.
The blanket must be folded in half, the front sides must be combined. On the seamy side, you will draw holes for the sleeves, which are 40 cm apart from each other, but 20 cm from the fold of the fabric. If the initial product is 270 cm long, then there will be 60 cm sleeves, and from the rest you will sew a blanket coat …
Sew on the sleeves at the sides. Based on the layout of the pattern, cut a hole in the rectangle for the armholes, sew the sleeves here. This versatile blanket coat can be worn front to back or back to front with the backs of the floor.
How to sew a poncho?
This Indian cape will help you create several coat options. The next one you will create using a fabric rectangle. Its length should be twice the desired length of the coat, plus allowances for the hem at the front of the back. Stretching your arms in different directions, measure the length from the cuff of one to the wrist of the other, add allowances for the folds. This value will be the width of the rectangle.
Mark its middle, make a small cutout for the back. From the center of this point, draw a straight line to the bottom of the hem, cut along it. Border this shelf in front on one side and on the other.
You can sew under the armpits to indicate the sleeves or leave them loose.
The pattern of a poncho trimmed with fur is very simple. As you can see, it consists of a semicircular piece and a hood.
- Take a piece of fabric one and a half meters wide, you will need a piece of fabric 6 meters long. Fold it in half. Draw a semicircle, filling this rectangle with it.
- Cut out the neckline. Can be trimmed with a store-bought tape to match that stretches well, or cut from the same base fabric. In the same way, the entire lower edge, that is, the hem of the poncho, is made out.
- The hood consists of two identical pieces and one that looks like a ribbon. Place it in the center between the two main parts of the hood, sew. The hood is then sewn to the neckline.
- To make such a poncho look chic, grind the sleeves, trim with a strip of fur.
If Japanese culture is your thing, then you can quickly create a kimono coat, a pattern is also included.
Fold the fabric 150 cm wide by 164 cm long in half. In the center, make a cutout for the neckline, move the scissors further to cut the shelf into two equal parts.
If you are making a warm coat with a lining, then according to the presented pattern, you also need to cut out a detail from the lining fabric and padding polyester. Quilt it on a typewriter. Here's how to sew the coat next. Starting from the bottom of the cuff of one sleeve, sew a seam to the armpit of this arm, then, it goes along the sidewall, to its bottom. The same seam should be made on the other side of the coat. In the same way, sew a blank of lining fabric and synthetic winterizer. Insert it into the main coat, on the sides, from the bottom it is necessary to trim with strips of fabric.
From the same canvas, cut a rectangle equal in length to the diameter of the neck, fold it in half. Place the top of the collar between the sides of this collar, sew it here.
Poncho for beginners
Very quickly, you can sew a poncho with a fur trim.
If you want, make two new clothes. Next, there is a poncho pattern without fur and with fur. For the first model, you will need:
- 2 meters of plush, with a canvas width of 150 cm;
- non-woven fabric;
- pattern;
- scissors.
For the second you will need:
- a piece of woolen drape measuring 1 m 45 cm with a fabric width of 150 cm;
- a strip of fluffy faux fur 20 cm wide, 550 cm long;
- scissors;
- tape measure.
The sizes of both new clothes are identical, for them you need to cut a square with a side of 83 cm, make allowances for the seams.
For the first ponchos, the following are created:
- 1 piece backrest;
- 1 piece of stick;
- collar measuring 63 by 20 cm;
- non-woven strip 63 by 10 cm.
For the second poncho, it is necessary to cut a one-piece part of the back and front, from faux fur - a stand-up collar measuring 63 by 20 cm and 4 finishing inlays, the dimensions of which are given in the drawing.
To prevent the seam edges from being printed on the front side of the product, iron it with steam, do not heat the iron too much and only lightly press on the surface to be treated.
- To make your first poncho for women, sew the shoulder sections of the back and front, while leaving the neck sections free. Iron the seams.
- Stitch from the small side of the edge of the stand-up collar so that its width becomes 2 times smaller, that is, 10 cm. Align its front part with the wrong side of the neckline, sew here, iron the seam. Turn the piping over to the other side, tuck the edge one centimeter. Stitch from the face to the front of the neck of the front and back.
- Tuck the edges of the product, sew them too. For the first cape poncho, work is complete. For the second, we will continue it.
- Fold the faux fur trim with the right sides and sew 45-degree beveled fillet seams. You will end up with a fur trimmed square. Place it on the poncho, and sew this piping to the base fabric on all four sides.
- To make a stand-up collar, you need to sew on the wrong side of the small sidewalls of the fur strip intended for processing the upper part of the product. Sew one half of the collar from the inside of the neckline, turn it right out, stitch here.
Diy vest models for women
This section also presents clothes that take a minimum of time to create. Again, geometry will help as the next vest is created from the circle.
Its diameter depends on the volume of your thighs. Determine this value, if it is 97 cm, then the diameter of the circle will be equal to a meter. If the hips are 105-107 cm, in this case, the diameter of the circle is 110 cm.
As you can see, the height of the armhole is 25 cm, the distance between these values on the back is 46-50 cm.
Before you start cutting from the main fabric, so as not to spoil it, cut out a circle from plastic wrap or unnecessary canvas, try on yourself, make adjustments. You may have a wider or narrower back, Then you need to vary the distance between the armholes, based on individual measurements, the same applies to the diameter of the circle.
Such beautiful vests need to be created from double-sided coat fabric, you can also use leather. These fabrics keep their shape, so the collar is well worth it.
Take a roller made of a fabric of a suitable color or from a basic width of 5 cm, work it over the edges of the product, as well as the armhole. To do this, the beginning of the roller along the entire length is sewn from to the seamy side of the vest, ironed out, after which you need to wrap its edges on the front side of the vest, sew along its edge.
If you do not have such a good stretching tape, then overcast the edges with an overlock. Try on the finished product for yourself, determine where you need to sew the fastener. It can be a zipper or buttons with eyelets, buttons. Wear a wide leather belt to accentuate your waistline. You can do it yourself or buy it.
If you wish, read the description of the women's vest, which is sewn without seams. For this you will need:
- knitted fabric;
- braid to match;
- scissors;
- tape measure.
Step-by-step master class:
- Measure the circumference of the hips, add 5 cm to the resulting figure for a free fit. You will have a vest rectangle of this width. To determine its length, put the beginning of the centimeter in the middle of the shoulders, lower it down.
- Determine the length of the future product. This second number is the height of your rectangle.
- Now you need to make adjustments to its upper part. Determine where you want to make the U-cut for the arms, bevels for the neckline, so that the neckline looks like an English letter V.
- Put the vest in front of you, process the armholes with the prepared braid.
- It is important that it be knitted or cut this roller diagonally out of the fabric so that it stretches well. Close the shoulder seams, and tape the neckline and hem of the shelf.
- If you have a thick knitted fabric, you do not need to decorate these edges of the vest.
How to sew new cardigans in a couple of hours?
This is how long it will take you to create the next new thing.
- As you can see, this model has loose sleeves that are tied at the wrist with cuffs made of knitted fabric. You will use the same canvas to design the hem and hem of the cardigan.
- Cut out a one-piece back and two front pieces, connect these blanks on the side and on the shoulders.
- Cut out the cuffs from the jersey of sufficient width. Join its small edges with a seam, fold the workpiece in half so that it is inside. Sew the edges of the cuff to the bottom of the sleeves in the same way as described earlier.
You can also quickly sew the next women's cardigan based on the presented pattern.
If desired, it can be a version of a light autumn-spring coat. The back and the shelf are created in one pattern, only the back is one-piece, and the front consists of two parts. The front has a deeper cut.
Leading the needle from the beginning of the shoulder, sew it further, to the bottom of the sleeve. Its width is 23 cm. Note this value, you need to sew here to indicate the sleeve below.
Cut out the double collar, sew it to the neckline. On the right side of the hem, make slits for the loops, arrange them. Sew on the buttons on the other side.
This is how quickly you'll create a few pieces of outerwear to keep warm in them during the cold season. It will not be difficult even for beginners to reproduce these models. To further simplify the task, we suggest watching the intricacies of such needlework in the video.
The famous fashion designer Olga Nikishicheva shows how to quickly sew a coat without a pattern.
After watching the second story, you will learn how to create a cardigan from a scarf with your own hands.
