I trimmed down the seams of the RTW jacket, and it's looking much better. It's pulling a little oddly, but I'm hoping that's just from being pinned and from the facing kind of drooping because the lining isn't holding it in place. But the fit is SO much better. It may make the jacket unwearable if my body changes much (my mother pesters me to "make clothes that you can wear after you have babies") but I'm ok with that. Here's the before and afters:
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It has a much more tailored fit now--thanks to almost a 1/2 inch taken off every seam except the center back and center fronts. I'm not really looking forward to making both of these modifications to the lining, since I didn't make great notes about what changes I made, but really, it's just shaved down on all the seams.
Posting may be light the next few days, since my mother is in town to visit for the week. I'm hoping to get some pictures up of the garden and the farmer's market, but we'll see whether my digital camera wins out over her grocery store instant in number of photos taken. It usually loses, but I'll try to take some photos.
This looks fantastic! That's my fault too-- making changes but not writing it down anywhere. How hard are sleeves? That's something I've yet to tangle with.
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