Blouson Cherry by Dessine moi un Patron

The blouson Cherry from the label Dessin moi un Patron conquered me in the sturm. A single glance and I was blown away by this pattern. And believe me, that doesn’t happen to me too often anymore. Surely it was the cool oversize style of the jacket. But especially I liked the collar, where the lining material comes out, as well as the extra long sleeves, where the lining also shines out cheekily.

If you are wondering about the not quite autumnal colouring: The planning of the jacket was a few months ago. It was spring when I had the image of a blue and white striped jacket combined with summer flowers in mind. The main reason why I postponed the project week after week was that I was afraid that the Cherry blouson would be difficult to sew. But it wasn’t the case at all: the sewing process was surprisingly fast and simple. And the fact that the manual is only available in French wasn’t really a hurdle either. And that was certainly not due to my language skills. They don’t go beyond a school French.

The main fabric of my Blouson Cherry is a light denim fabric. The lining is made of Les Fleurs cotton fabric by Rifle Paper Fabric. For the sleeves, however, I used rayon fabric from the same Rifle Paper collection. It was really hard for me to cut this fabric; I saved it for a long time. In order to pick up the colour scheme of the lining again, I sewed a glitter piping in copper into the back area as well as into the hood.

In retrospect I have to say that the choice of my main fabric is not entirely happy. Jeans is listed as a suitable type of fabric in the cut and I have also used a rather light denim fabric. Nevertheless, I find the fabric too heavy and too bulky. Next time I would choose a lighter fabric with a softer fall, maybe a material mix with a rayon content.

For the buttons I used bronze coloured anorak press buttons. The colours match the lining perfectly. However, I find them a bit too small. The oversized design of the jacket makes them almost disappear. I think bigger buttons would give the jacket a better balance.

Nevertheless, I like the jacket a lot. Despite its weight it is very comfortable and stylish! If you would like to sew the pattern as well, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Happy Sewing

• Pattern: Blouson Cherry by Dessine moi un Patron
• Fabric: Striped Jeans Denim and Les Fleurs Cotton/Rayon
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