The Sewaholic Robson Coat took so long to make! And this post is going to be so long! You can skip to the very end of the post if you're only interested in the details. First of all, I spent so much time searching for fabric. I spent many many hours browsing fabric online trying to determine which type of fabric would be best for this coat: cotton, twill, fine line twill, poplin, rayon poly, poly cotton, cotton nylon blend, etc. Confused? Yeah, me too. I finally bought a dark purple cotton twill from Fabric.com . I considered getting a swatch first, but I was too inpatient. Besides, at under $6/yard, I figured if I didn't love the fabric, then it could at least be a wearable muslin. The fabric is definitely lightweight; I can even do lunges while wearing the coat! My dad and I are available to coordinate your photo shoot. I promise there won't be a dull moment! I also decided to make sure I spent as much time as possible on this coat by photocopying all the patter...