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This jacket has been...an adventure. Turns out that though my cotton mockup fit great, somehow, when I made it out of the fashion fabric, it did not. I'll spare you the pictures, but it didn't fit above the waist!! I ended up cutting out an extra panel for both the right and left center front, and that made it fit. Looks double breasted now, too, which is cool.

Here is a progress pic...

( HERE IS ANOTHER ANGLE )

I just bought the Old World Enterprises "Bustle Evening Outerwrap" pattern because it comes with a beaded overlay pattern like one of these that I've been drooling over on Ebay:

SEE PIC HERE

It even comes with a transfer for the floral beading pattern so I don't have to hand-draw it! I'm too excited! Of course, this will take me 10 years to finish, but I'm happy anyway!

Current Mood: good

Hrm...this is not working out. When I put a paper mockup together, the shape of the bottom is all wrong. The pink lines show where it should fall, and the red lines outline where it falls in reality.

*disappointed*

OK, I took scraps of tracing paper and added to each pattern piece to make it the right shape. God, I hope I'm doing this right. I'm flying by the seat of my pants!!