I’m so happy with the response to our latest pattern release, Spindrift. I love this jacket pattern and I am glad that it appeals to so many other sewists, too. This pattern has so many possibilities for hacks and fabric experimentation, and today I want to show you how it can be colourblocked.
For this version, we used the cropped length of Spindrift and went with the hood option. You can choose between a collar and hood on all views of this pattern. You can colourblock any of the views but I thought this cropped length would be cute in a two-tone jacket.
I had been dreaming of a colourblocked version since we came up with this pattern concept so it is really great to see it come to life! We used a heavyweight duck canvas fabric in blue and red. I decided to make the hood, front facing, pockets, and tabs red. At first I thought the pockets were a bit much in the red, but once we added the red buttonholes and the jeans buttons it all came together and felt cohesive.
If you were making the hip-length version, you could do all the pockets in a different colour. If you were making the longer view, the welts could be the accent.
The nice thing about making the front facing a contrasting colour is that it ties in with the collar or hood, and it adds a cool pop of colour to the inside of the jacket.
If you wanted to take this one step further, I think a pieced design on the back of the jacket would be amazing. Something to tie in the accent colour even more. Here is a mockup of what that could look like.
Because we did the red hood, I opted for blue binding on the inside seams of the hood for even more colourblocking. I love little details like this and the red buttonholes. It makes this project special!
This jacket is the perfect weight for a lighter layer, and it fits a cozy sweater underneath if necessary. It goes perfectly with my Brooks Jeans and Orbit Bag. In fact, I used the same red canvas and blue popcorn denim in the Orbit!
