Quick Instructional: A Child’s Sacque Jacket
Following some questions from a Sewing Academy member over on Facebook, I’ve done up a quick project on altering a basic bodice (such as the Sewing Academy–Historic Moments 250 basic bodice) to create a waist or hip-length sacque jacket. In a firmly-woven but light-weight wool, this makes a great extender garment on cooler evenings or for use indoors over a short-sleeved dress. Made with a silk lining, it can be a nice warm piece for wear into the later fall.
You might choose to use silk or fine wool. Open sleeves and shaped coat sleeves are common, or you might see a simple straight sleeve for very working class, utility styles.
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Making a jacket from a bodice pattern does require some adjustment to the basic bodice pieces, but can be accomplished by any determined sewist! Along the way, you’ll learn to switch from a back closure to front closure, how to lift and enlarge an armscye, and how to create a generous waist edge to rest gently over full skirts. Find the printable PDF here: Child Sacque Jacket
