Warning! This is the last post for the night. Next post may be on Sunday, but more likely next Thursday, based on my work schedule.

Today, the last thing I did was to prep the epaulettes (again, sp? as my French is poor). I flattened out some scraps from the bottom of the jacket...



I sewed them into a tapered/rounded shape...



Cut off the excess material...



Ironed the seam flat...



Turned them inside out (sorry, no picture, as I was alone and turning them inside out takes two hands), and ironed them flat, as so....



Today, I also sewed the front edge of the bottom hem, but, sadly, forgot to take a picture of this process.

My next available spare time will be spent ripping out the seam of the outer shell and the lining in the shoulders so as to insert the epaulettes (I give up on the sp? thing, somebody, please tell me, am I spelling epaulettes right?) and sewing on the buttons (3 on each sleeve patch, one to close the jacket and one on each epaulette).

Then, I will be done, and will try to post pictures of the actual father-in-law, at which point you can all tell me if he is indeed gnome-like!

Be well,