Making a Jacket: Part II

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Attach the back and front at the shoulder seam, taking care to align the princess seams.

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Reinforce the shoulder seam by sewing a selvage strip of silk organza or chiffon in the seam.

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The top seam allowance has been clipped and lies flat. while the seam allowance on the bottom has not, and makes ripples.

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Attach the back and front at the shoulder seam, taking care to align the princess seams.

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This completed sleeve looks perfect.

Attach the Lining to the Shell
Next, I attach the lining to the shell of the garment according to the pattern instructions. I then hem the garment and the sleeves. My favorite hemming stitch is a catchstitch. I use this to hem my garment shell. Then I attach the lining to the hem of the garment using a whipstitch, as shown below.

After attaching the lining, hem the garment.

Next, attach the hem of the lining to the garment hem allowance, using a whipstitch.

Almost There
After a final press, the jacket construction is done.

Now your jacket is almost complete--all you need is to select trim.

Now, and only now, do I start thinking about trim. This pattern calls for some sort of trimming. I prefer to purchase trim after the garment is complete. Next week I’ll take you to some of my favorite trimming stores on the quest for the perfect complement to this jacket.

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