How to sew a reversible kimono with a free pattern and videotutorial

Sew a kimono this spring summer using our linen and cotton fabrics. Andrea, from @andreacondes_design, will show you how to sew a reversible kimono with a free pattern in PDF format and a step by step videotutorial. You only need your chosen fabric and to follow the step-by-step tutorial that we are sharing in this post to make the kimono style jacket that we are proposing. Among the fabrics available to make the jacket we recommend the Linen-Cotton from Katia Fabrics in solid colours, and for the reversible kimono we recommend any of the fabrics from our wide range of printed poplins.

Hi, I’m Andrea and I want to tell you a little bit about myself:
I have always has a passion for fashion. I started by sewing dresses for my dolls. Then, when my little sister Celia was born, she became my official model (you can see her regularly on my social networks).
I started by teaching myself to sew, and although I always thought that I would study fashion design, I finally opted for a degree in Industrial Design Engineering.
When I started work I realized that I couldn’t leave my passion behind me and I enrolled in industrial pattern and sewing classes. They were 4 truly wonderful years in which I learnt the essential basic concepts. Now, although I no longer go to classes, I continue learning and improving day by day.
A few months ago, I finally plucked up the courage and took the plunge to open my own web page. It’s a place where you can find digital sewing patterns designed by me, with a lot of love and care, so that you can make clothes that you like and that will never go out of style.

Required materials:

• 1 m of lino & cotton fabric
• 1 m of printed poplin fabric
• Free A4 sewing pattern in a PDF format that you can print on any printer.

The reversible kimono pattern is available in sizes S, M, L Y XL.

• Scissors
• Pins
• Sewing thread
• Sewing machine

How to sew a reversible kimono:

1. Download and print the kimono pattern. Make sure that the pattern is in the actual size to obtain the correct measurements.
2. Assemble the pattern pieces following the assembly instructions included in the pattern.
3. Fold the fabric in half, with the right sides facing together, and place the pattern pieces on top. Pin the pattern pieces onto the fabric.
4. Cut the fabric following the instructions on Andrea’s pattern. The seam allowances of 3/8” (1 cm) have already been added to the pattern pieces.
5. When you have cut out all the kimono pieces, remove the pins, unfold the fabric and mark the right side of the fabric so you do not sew the wrong sides when working.

Sewing the body of the reversible kimono style jacket

1. To start, sew the back and the two front pieces together at the shoulders, with the right sides of the fabric facing together. Repeat the same step with the other fabric.
2. To sew on the sleeves: open out the kimono body and match the pattern notch at the centre of one sleeve head to a shoulder seam, with the right sides of the fabric facing together. Repeat the same step with the other sleeve and then with the other two sleeves in the interior fabric.
3. After mounting the sleeves, close the garment sides: sew the underarm seams and the side seams, with the right sides of the fabric facing together. Repeat the same step with the interior piece of the kimono.

Join the exterior and interior kimono pieces together

1. Next, with the right side of the exterior piece facing upwards, take the interior piece and introduce it through the sleeves.  Both parts must stay positioned in place.
2. Once one piece has been inserted inside the other, we are going to join the sleeves. Join both sleeves together (exterior fabric and interior fabric) and fold 3/8” (1 cm) cm of the sleeve inwards, taking advantage of the collar still being unsewn to match the right side of the interior sleeve to the right side of the exterior sleeve. Repeat the same step with the other sleeve.
3. Turn the jacket out to the right side. It is very important that the right side of both pieces are facing outwards on the right side. Give the seams a good press to fix them in place.
4. Work a row of stitching along the edge of each sleeve to ensure that the fabrics don’t move.
5. To sew the lower edge, repeat the same process that we have used to sew the sleeves. Fold 3/8” (1 cm) of both fabrics (exterior and interior) inwards, taking advantage of the collar opening to fold in the 3/8” (1 cm), so the right sides of the exterior and interior fabrics are facing together.
6. Turn the jacket to the right side and give the lower edge a good press to fix the seams in place.

Collar band edging

1. To make the collar band: place the two pieces together with the right sides facing. Close with a seam at the wide end of the collar band.
2. Once sewn, match the right sides of the exterior piece to the interior piece so the seams match. Next, sew along the part that is not straight.
3. Turn the collar band out to the right side. Press the whole collar band to fix the seams in place.
4. Next, sew the collar band onto the garment. To do this, open out the collar band and match the interior part of the collar band only to both the interior and exterior of the body.
5. To finish, fold 3/8” (1 cm) along the edge of the unsewn part of the collar band inwards. And place the collar band on top of the garment. Top stitch the collar band around the whole contour of the jacket.

And that’s it! Now you are the proud owner of a reversible kimono style jacket made by you. You can personalize it with the fabric combination of your choice. Enjoy wearing your new garment and share the final results on our Instagram or Facebook social networks #katiafabrics and #sewwithkatiafabrics.