Yardage

Did some quick math and it looks like it will take about 4 yards of fabric (60" wide) to make a Large coat (approx. 42 regular) with four cargo pockets and hidden plackets.

If I am really lucky I will be able to get 3 average sized coats out of the fabric I picked up.

Now there are a number of ways to reduce fabric use. One could lose a few of the pockets or add a few more seams to the larger pieces to make them easier to slot together.

I'm thinking I may need to go back and pick up another fabric for the facings to conserve what I have for the visible pieces. It may be cool to use a slightly contrasting color for the facing bits. If nothing else, there was some fabric in the same color that lacked the slub texture that would work fine for the less visible parts.

While this means that I can't cut much fabric today, I really don't have time for sewing this weekend anyway.