A quick jacket for beginners

This model is perfect for beginners in sewing. You will need following:

• About 2m of strechable fabric that, in the best case, has some percentage of wool and that will not come apart.
• 1 or 2 to bigger buttons.

Process

• Measure your back with. The measurement is taken horizontally between shoulder blades (i.e. from sleeve seam to sleeve seam).
• Each front side should equal to the width of the back. For example, if your back width is 40 cm, you need a total of 1m20of the fabric. 40cm for back side and 2x40cm for both front sides.
• Fold the fabric in half to find the middle.
• Divide the result of your back width into half. For example, if it is 40cm, then it would be 20cm.
•  Measure 20 cm starting from the folded part of the fabric. Mark this place and make there holes for sleeves.
•  The holes need to be more oval in shape, as shown in the image and they should be about 15cm away from the top of the fabric.  

• Make a sleeves (use some model from Burda, or clothes you do not wear).

• Sew the sleeves and the holes together, and you're almost done.
• If you collar is too squashy and not standing firmly, cut another part of the same length as the fabric, and width of about 17cm. In our case, this would be a rectangle with dimensions of 1m20 x 17cm. Sew that piece on the upper part to get reinforced, double collar.

• Fold the top edge of the collar with both sides in half and sew it. 
• Make a hole for the button. If you prefer, you can fold the fabric just above the breasts and add one more hole and button (see first picture).