I made this coat for the girl last fall. She continues to wear only dresses & skirts so I wanted her to have a dressy coat. The pattern is Citronille's Alice.
The outer fabric is an inexpensive wool from Mood Fabrics. I deliberately chose something thin because some of the coats I'd seen made from this pattern were bulky at the gathers. But while I wanted thin fabric I also wanted warmth! So I lined it with warm back satin lining and interlined it with boiled wool from an old coat of mine. And then for extra warmth I knit inner cuff liners for the sleeves.
I even made bound button holes in the outer fabric and hand-worked buttonholes on the inside.
It all turned out just grand, except that I should have interfaced the hems -- the fold line is decided inelegant.
