Remember the gift card that I gave @stovallthedoll for his Birthday party? He used it to request a miniature version of this beautiful camel colored top coat from Old Navy.
I went to my favorite fabric shop, and picked up a quarter yard of this camel colored cotton flannel. I think the color-match was pretty close.
I drafted a pattern, using Gus as a fitting modal, since he and Stovall are approximately the same size. I cut out the pieces, and stitched them together by hand. The coat would be worn as a layer, so I only finished the interior seams, leaving the edges in the sleeves raw, to cut down on bulk.
Next came the fittings. Here, Gus wears the coat inside-out, while I mark the hemlines and lapels with pins.
Here, with the coat hemmed and right-side-out, I mark the button placement.
Luckily the coat didn't need too many alterations after I stitched it together. That has not always been the case.
For the front closure, I used miniature plastic buttons, and for the kissing buttons on the cuffs, I used glass seed beads. Since the coat was worn open in the reference photos, I didn't add any functional fasteners to the front.
I embroidered the Tiny Apparel "TA" on the inside of the collar.
Viola! The coat is finished!
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