A Really Sad Story

First I stalked the teal fabric in the red tag section at JoAnn's for months. It's 100 % wool. It was originally $16 a yard, then $14 and I finally bought it at a half off red tag sale. I couldn't believe fabric of this quality stayed there that long. I had it steamed by a cleaners to pre-shrink it.
I got the black cotton flannel to interline the sleeves from Vogue, then washed and dried it twice
I purchased the black lambswool to interline the body from Bergen tailors supply in New York.
The buttons came from an old coat I made and were originally from ebay.

I had a whole block of weekend free time to devote to my new winter coat:

The finished garment measurement on the tissue for the smallest size I had (a 16) was a bit big (my bust is 42), so I graded the pattern down to a 14 (making it 2 inches smaller). I also shortened it 4 inches.

I made a muslin out of a disgusting old nappy blanket that had had a unfortunate run-in with a washing machine.

Isn't it beautiful!!

Ha!! Does that look like 44 inches in the bust? More like 144! How about those three-quarter length sleeves? You can't even see my hands. And those drop shoulders? The bottom of the sleeve is at my waist!
It fits my husband better than it fits me!

I was so mad at myself for falling for this pattern. I should have known better. I did want a coat with a bit of ease so I could wear it over a light jacket or sweater, but this is ridiculous! The drop shoulder plus any pattern Vogue says is loose-fitting is a really bad combination for me. Maybe a size 10 would have worked, but I am going to just have to forget about this one.

I am so glad I made a muslin and didn't ruin my good fabric.

After my epic fail, I wore my nice cozy slanket while doing my online shopping. Sure is warm. I did find a nice coat pattern on ebay. I hope I'll have better luck next time.