Done and dusted. Here are the pictures.
I love the pockets!
An inside shot showing the lining and pockets.
From behind.
The ‘flasher’ shot.
Close ups of the finished jacket. I early like how neat it finishes up, and only a teeny bit of hand sewing to be done. Yay!
My welt pocket. Now I can see the sleeve needs a quick press.
I love my new jacket and it will be a hard worker in my wardrobe come winter.
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Love your Minoru and the welt pockets are perfect.
Gorgeous job. How did you make your welt pocket? It looks like you have the pocket lining hidden inside of the regular lining.
Hi Susan. Thanks for your compliment on my jacket. Yes, I did hide the welt pocket lining inside the jacket lining. It worked well. Sorry, I didn’t take any pictures in progress. I followed the instructions in my Ottobre magazine, but you should be able to find a tutorial somewhere online or in a sewing reference book.
Wow, it looks great! Very neatly done. I’m jealous of your pockets!!
Oh! This is so nicely done! I really like your addition of the pockets. And, I really love grey.
Your Minoru came out beautiful! I was wondering if your sleeve adjustment changed the armseye at all? I am finding that area on mine to be a bit snug. With it being a raglan, what would be the best way to drop the opening a bit? Any suggestions?
Hi Vicki,
I don’t have a problem with the armscye being snug. Is it possible that you need to lengthen the pattern between the underarm and the neckline? My alteration only adds width to the sleeve itself. I am able to move my arms and drive in the jacket very well with no binding.
I wish I had not shortened the sleeve as when I drive, it crawls up my arms too far.
I agree. I think I could use and extra 1″ in length. I’ll make that adjustment next time, as I very meticulously triple stitched a very nice topstitch line next to the seamline. For now, I’ll have to take off the jacket when I do my jumping jacks! Thanks for the advice.