(I still haven't made a properly fitting cover for my Uniquely You dress form so don't judge the fit of the jacket.)
My bust point sits quite a bit higher than the torpedo bust on this foam dress form. Who knew something on my body was still perky?!
Something became obvious to me on the dress form...my side front panels don't match the pattern direction on all the other jacket sections.
My right front (your left) is the worst side. Do you see how crooked that is?!!
My left front (your right)
This is disappointing but I've got bigger problems if someone on the street is staring at my chest close enough to notice.
I cleaned up the neck and shoulder seams first. This involves tons of pinning to line up the turned in edges.
The neck was so much easier than the armscyes, however. For the first armscye, I used the ham to help me smooth out the shape with pins and then close with fell stitches.
When I checked the finished look of the lining armscye, the dress form once again revealed crookedness.
Turns out matching up the lining edges and pinning together while on the dress form will yield a much nicer armscye shape.
Well, at least it's on the inside.
Next up is the center front edges. I need to attach the hook and eye closures while I'm doing that. My boucle seems to have a much looser weave than others so I was worried about pulling/stretching. The lining is supposed to hide most of the hook or eye so you only attach the hook or eye to the boucle. I found a neat tip in Claire Shaeffer's Fabric Sewing Guide: insert fusible web between the folded boucle edges. Hmm, that might work! More updates later.
Nice work, especially on the sleeve heads. I'm yet to tackle the sleeves on my jacket. Fear factor...high!
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