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my soon-to-be-8-yo-dd finally outgrew her coat that she's been wearing 3 years, so i'm shopping for a new one.
she wants long (knee-length or longer)
more formal than casual (though she wouldn't mind down)
more traditional than modern
i, of course, would like something that's affordable. i've looked at wooden soldier and strasburg children.  at those prices i probably would just sew one except i can't find traditional patterns anymore either -- vogue used to have really pretty ones every year!
so.... suggestions?
thank you!
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I saw a nice pattern this year that I plan to make for my 10 yodd. Of course I forfot to write it down. I am going to the fabric store today, hopefully I will find it and report back 
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<gasp>
i found the pattern i had fallen in love with a while back
v7792
i suppose i could order it, but wow, $15 just for the pattern to start with!
still looking....
found a couple on ebay that *might* work
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OOooooo that's beautiful!
My dd would loooooovvvvvveeeee that coat.
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i found it on ebay!!! yes!!
now i'm having a hard time finding fabric. ugh.
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what sort of fabric are you looking for?
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Too late to help you, Stef, but I wanted to suggest a couple non-OOP patterns for more traditional-looking girl's coats:
Simplicity 2876
Simplicity 2534
I know they're "Project Runway" and some of the examples on the pattern envelope look rather trendy, but the results can be very traditional depending on what fabric you use and pattern choices you make. I'm making a church coat from the first for my daughter right now and it's quite formal looking.
Mind you, I'm not suggesting that these patterns are well-written or easy to come together--unfortunately, they're neither! But they're cheap (I get mine for $1 during the JoAnn's sales) and easy to come by!
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