McCall’s Unisex Bomber Jacket M7637

I have definitely been highly influenced by all the wonderful jackets made by Emma. I’ve had this pattern in my library for a while, and I finally got around to making the jacket for Ryan and myself. This will be a great post because I get to feature one pattern and show how it looks on two different bodies! So let’s get into it.

View

For this post, I ended up making View A for both Ryan and myself.

Sizing

SIZES	S	M	L	XL	XXL	XXXL
Chest	34-36	38-40	42-44	46-48	50-52	54-56
Waist	28-30	32-34	36-39	42-44	46-48	50-52
Hip	35-37	39-41	43-45	47-49	51-53	55-57

My measurements are currently: 39″ chest, 32″ waist, and 43.5″ hip. I am 5’11” tall. Ryan’s measurements are at present: 40″ chest, 35″ waist, and 42″ hip. Ryan is 6’5″ tall. I initially started by trying size M for myself and Ryan, but the jacket was too fitted for our purpose. I want to wear sweaters and hoodies under the jacket comfortably, so it needs to be slightly oversized. I wasn’t sure how oversized Ryan needed to go, and I tried size XL, but it was too much. In the end, we both ended up with size L.

Fabric and Notions

For the shell, I choose Featherwale Cotton Corduroy from Mood Designer Fabrics. For the lining, I choose Robert Kaufman Shetland Flannel Speckle. For the cuffs, I got 2×2 rib knit from Mood Designer Fabrics. The rib knit is 400 GSM. The hardest thing to pick out was zippers. I ended up getting custom zippers from Pacific Trimming:

• 1 x 22 inch #5 metal teeth zipper open seperating (my jacket)
• 1 x 25 inch #5 metal teeth zipper open seperating (Ryan’s jacket)
• 4 x 6 inch #5 metal teeth zipper closed end

Construction

I ignored the instructions mostly and instead used the method described on Jalie’s website for sewing the lining and the shell together. With this method, there’s no need to hand-stitch anything.