Things are definitely moving along. Yesterday I fought my way through my least favorite seam – the under-collar/pivot/shoulder seam. One side came out perfect; the other side is just slightly off but not so far that the collar/facing piece didn't fit, so I decided to err in favor of keeping the error rather than picking out stitches. Fear of leaving holes in your project will do that to you!
So today's projects, if I can tear myself away from the computer, are to glue the second side and cut out the lining. I don't know what I’m waiting for there. Of course, before I insert the lining, I have to face . . . the sleeves. Don't we all just love set-in sleeves? Don't we all just love a set-in sleeve when there's no way to ease it? When I made the fabric version of this pattern, I did my best to eliminate ease from the sleeve, and got it down to almost nothing. This time, I took a deep breath and lost the rest of it. I measured last night, and the sleeve opening and the unsewn sleeve measurement (minus SA, of course) are almost the same. The sleeve opening is about 1/4" bigger actually, but that's okay because the leather will stretch that much in sewing. It would stretch more if I allowed it, but the sleeves are going to get very closely pinned so they don't get away from me.
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Wow! It's looking great!
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