Pattern: Lara Sanner Truffle coat

fabric: water repellent raincoat fabric from Fabric Godmother UK (no longer available) Lining is just a black rayon I had in my stash

tee: older handmade Megan Nielsen Patterns Rowan bodysuit

skirt: H&M

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I made a raincoat! I made a raincoat! I don’t know why I was so nervous about this one. Ive made a cold-weather coat before (for Miverva Crafts that hasn’t been posted yet) in cotton and sherpa, using the same pattern. So I knew what I was doing. But I think something about this slippery, almost plastic-y water repellent fabric kind of scared me. That, and I’d never applied snaps like these before. But the fabric was actually a breeze to sew and the snaps were easy to install. So there was nothing to be worried about.

We’ve had so many rainy days lately, so this is perfect timing getting this done. For a minute there, I thought I was going to have to hold off finishing it until mid-May! I had ordered the wrong zipper, and by the time I realized and went to re-order one, the shipping was saying it wouldn’t arrive to the second week in May. Cue tears, because I already had the coat started and I hate leaving projects half done. But then by some magical mystery, the zipper ended up showing up on my doorstep only a few days later anyway. A miracle! (the zipper was just ordered from Amazon, btw. And the snaps are just basic ones from Joanns).