Kimono jackets are quick to make and simple to wear. This one has already been in serious rotation this summer!
After scouring Pinterest, I found a free tutorial for a kimono jacket via Elle Apparel and then this colourful poly chiffon in a local store. It was meant to be.
The tutorial is great, giving you tips on creating one to fit your measurements, rather than ‘trace a top you already own’ which annoys me no-end. If I already owned such a top, I wouldn’t need to make one now, would I? Yup, this is a tutorial for the masses.
The kimono jacket sews together easily. The hardest part was the copious amount of tiny hems. A great chance for lots of practice with the hemming foot, but it came with a lot of unpicking at the start! After a few metres of hemming, I’m much more practised now.
As a side note, if you’re ever sewing with chiffon, my best tip is to use small stitches. It will help the seams sit nice and smooth.
Right, I’m off to maximise this sunshine!
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So pretty. I have a beautiful scarf I could use to make a kimono, I like your pattern.
Scarf fabric would be lovely!
Love that fabric! Perfect for a kimono!
Thanks! It was a great find … All my favourite colours
It’s lovely, will be great for summer so nice and light and floaty! I bet that was some hemming practice 😄
Thanks Nina. It is a lovely, light layer. Great for ‘swanning’ around 😀
Nice! Having spent a few weeks in NZ in summer I can appreciate the need for light layers! For the intense sun & those chilly breezes!!
I’ve been loving your photos from the trip! Yes, layers are my friend here. Light, wind proof jackets are often on hand too
Very pretty!
Thanks you! 😘