About Style Falcon

Style Falcon sewing patterns are thoughtfully designed for women in midlife and beyond, making it easier to create a handmade wardrobe that feels comfortable, flattering, and true to your personal style.

Style Falcon patterns are drafted using proportions that differ from the traditional youthful hourglass block commonly used in commercial patterns, offering another fit option for sewists whose bodies are better suited to these proportions.

This includes:

• Little bust-to-waist definition

• Lower bust points, for a “C” to “D” cup

• More room at the tummy, hip and sleeve bicep

• Center-back seams, with rounded back and forward shoulder shaping

• For people about 5’4” (about 163 cm)

See the sizing chart for a list of body measurements and finished measurements for this pattern.

About the Positive Space Jacket

The answer to “I have nothing to wear” for a fancy evening out or a big day at the office. The neckline, raglan sleeve and front shaping frame your face beautifully. The statement collar is your canvas for quilting or embroidery fabulousness. Bracelet-length sleeves show off a watch or bangle. A special button makes the perfect closure. Plus pockets? Of course!

For warm-weather wear, choose the collarless, unlined version. For light outerwear or for a dressier project, try the lined collared version. Make the collar out of the same fabric or go lighter or heavier. Or make the jacket out of a plain fabric and splurge for a collar out of pretty but expensive fabric - the collar only takes half a yard or meter.

Fabric Choices

The Positive Space Jacket works with woven fabrics that have a stiffer or crisper hand, such as brocades, damasks and satins, silk dupion, shantung or linen. It also works well with lighter upholstery fabrics or wool suitings with a firm hand. For outerwear fabrics, such as wool coatings or tapestries, size up.

Fabric yardage charts and layouts are provided for narrower as well as wider fabrics to accommodate some special occasion widths. See the materials chart for a list of everything sewers need to get started.

Sewing Experience

The lined Positive Space Jacket is suitable for intermediate or expert sewers. The unlined jacket is suitable for sewers of any experience.

Pattern and Instructions Formats

The Positive Space Jacket pattern comes in two layered .pdf formats - A0 and Letter. The A0 file is three sheets of paper; the third sheet is for the lining pieces. The Letter format is on 55 pages for the lined jacket, 39 pages for the unlined jacket.

Instructions are offered in standard print and large-print formats for accessibility. All measurements are provided in Imperial and metric units. The pattern and its instructions are in English.

Fabric Questions

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