(Another) Forest Path Cape

I made another...

Another O+S Forest Path cape.

I sewed it up in another piece of fabric from our Melbourne shopping trip.
It is a lovely, soft, fluffy wool/poly mix. Quite loosely woven so I edged stitched all the edges,(before construction) not just the shoulders (as directed in the pattern instructions).

I lined it with a pearl pink silk satin.
A happy mistake, I cut this out during our recent SA power outage and in that dark I mixed up the lining I had set aside for this and some silk for a top for Zara.

The silk was slippery to sew but will breathe all the better and there is plenty left for Zara.

I made Tilly the size 8 as I want it for next Winter, it is definitely not overly big on her (her chest put her in the 4) so I think it is a pattern you can safely size up in.

The extra room will mean she can wear layers under it. This cape will be very handy and to fill the void until I make her new coat.

The buttons are enamelled shell from Ebay.
I just love them.

~Matilda's Verdict~
I really love the buttons they are very cute.
the in side is made out of silk and it is very soft.
The out side is very warm because it is made of wool.

Thanks, as always, for reading.
xx N

Forest Path Cape

I tend to sew methodically.
I have so many patterns now I don't buy new ones unless I need them *unless they are vintage eBay*.
I have owned the Forest Cape since its release but no one needed a cape and, I confess, it looked a bit of straight forward sew so it was pushed down the queue.

Liddy found the poly/wool cloth ($9/m) in Melbourne and wanted a soft jacket.
She rejected the O+S  Fire Fly as she has one for school already, the Heidi and Finn cardigan was only for knit so I suggested the Forest Path.

I knew it would be well cut and great instructions but I was anticipating a fairly dull sew.
Well, much like Lidia's Rollar Skate dress (which I also dismissed as ho-hum) it was an awesome sew.

The instructions are so good.
Good, solid foundation stitching, tips for turning the perfect curves, pre-marking and applying interfacing, ironing advice.
The lot.
You could probably skip them and still get a cute garment, take the time to do them and you will get a gorgeous garment.

The cape is very neat but still has plenty of room. Lid's can ride her bike, bounce on the trampoline and sweep the veranda just fine in it.

I used a stretch, satin backed crepe (also from Eliza's) for the lining.
It was $3 in the remnant bin.

The buttons are lush!
Iridescent, enamelled shell from eBay stitched with black embroidery silk.

worn here with the Field Trip tee and Art Museum trouser.

   ~Lidia's Verdict~
I think this cape is so cute and gorgeous, it works great with my red trousers and my blue and brown bead headband.
I love the turquoise buttons and the fabric is just gorgeous with the petite little red pattern of the material. I have already decided to wear it to Nan's next time we go.


I don't sew as many O+S patterns anymore. Beatrix has so many hand-me-downs (including many from dear friends) but it was a pleasure to pick one up again.

xx N