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Amount of cloth need for a sport jacket and a vest?

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I am 5' 7" (160lb) with coat length 30" and vest length 25". My chest is 40" , my shoulder is 18.5 " my waist is 35" Is 2.4 yd plain colour (60" width") enough for a sport jacket and front side vest?
 

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yes, should be enough.
 

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What do mean by 2.4 yards? 2 yards and 4 inches or 2 yards and 14.5 inches?
 

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I mean 2 yards and 14.5 inches. My sleeve length is 24 inches.
 

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2 yards is enough for the jacket and with a few changes of the layout of the pattern pieces they should be able to fit in the vest. Depends on who is cutting it and how hard they try.
 

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2 yards is enough for the jacket and with a few changes of the layout of the pattern pieces they should be able to fit in the vest. Depends on who is cutting it and how hard they try.


Thanks so much for your kind feddback, highly appreciated.

Have a nice day. Despos
 

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