The pattern is "Penny" by Citronille. I was inspired by all the smocks we saw schoolkids wearing in France last spring. The boys always had navy blue and the girls sometimes pink. We'd see whole crowds of kids all wearing the same smock-like jacket so I guess it's sort of like a uniform here in the US.I used featherwale corduroy and the only change I made to the pattern was to leave the sleeves wide rather than inserting the called-for elastic. I think it would actually be better to do elastic or a cuff -- the wide sleeve combined with the wide body is a bit much.
And I lined the jacket.
I *hate* this fabric -- called Dumb Dot by Michael Miller. The dots are way too big for my taste but cute in the small amount that peaks out in a lining.
