After buying the pattern in 2021, I recently decided to be brave and just get this project done. I had somehow convinced myself that my sewing skills weren’t up to this ‘advanced beginner’ pattern, I don’t know why. Maybe because it’s lined and I had a bad experience trying to make a lined jacket years ago for a costume?

Well, when I actually got started, I found this jacket to be a very satisfying and easy to make. I got it done in about a week, cutting to sewing.

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