(update: more zippers == more fashion) Second jacket attempt! Found some cheap cheap red wool at Joann's (cost $5 for 2 yards, whole jacket was ~$25), made me a jacket. Much happier overall with how this one turned out, all things considered. Took inspiration from my dad's old bellhop jacket (this is similar in color, but not cut - my dad's has a grey stripe down the middle), which I will probably steal buttons from for accents when I get home. Still to do: lining, clean up/even up the hem, tighten the waist a touch, add some buttons and doodads. The patch is just a quick 'n dirty applique I made from scraps I had lying around. First time making a patch, and first time working with zippers. ----- I'm leaving Chicago this Sunday. So much packing...
