My mother used to talk about car coats – loose thigh length half coat/ half jacket suitable to dashing out of the house on errands – which in my life most often means driving down to the Fabricville at the bottom of my street for supplies.

Some folks start a project with a style or pattern in mind first. I start with a fabric and work backwards.

When I saw this amazing bright red light boiled wool with the embossed flowers, all I could think of was car coat.