So many buttons... pt. 2

I got so tired of sewing on the buttons that I didn't make a full gif. As mentioned before, you can click on the above to replay the animation. Also, as mentioned before, I only, ha "only", needed 10 buttons for the tails. I love these tails!

After the buttons are sewn on the tails, the tails are finished with a bit of lining to hide everything and tidy up the edges.  The collar did turn out a little big. Not sure why since the basted version fit fine.

Then the sleeves are made, and I made them as big as possible through the biceps and forearms. And I also made them backwards. The images in the instructions were a bit confusing to me, and I should have paid attention to the actual pattern piece names. I ended up doing yet more hand sewing and tacking down the sleeve vents so they didn't stick out weirdly due to facing the wrong way. And I did that after making three buttonholes and sewing three buttons on each vent.

The home stretch - making 17 buttonholes and 17 buttons. The pattern recommend making handmade buttonholes. HAHAHA!

I had about 1/4 of one layer of thread left on the spool after sewing all these buttonholes. My heart was beating a little hard, and there were several stops to wind more thread on the bobbin, but not too much, so I wouldn't run out of either the thread or bobbin one before the other. And it was especially nerve-wracking because I had just been at the fabric store the prior day and thought "I have plenty of thread! I'm sure I don't need to buy anymore!" Thankfully, I was right.

The buttons ready to be sewn on. I think it took me 4 hours to sew all 17 buttons on the front.

Next up, the actual jacket on an actual person!