Converting a tweed sport coat to a Braemar jacket

[The F-H.C.A.G.]

Sewing the pockets on was a little more difficult than I thought it would be, because there is a lot of material here for my little machine to handle. I probably would have been better off hand sewing them, but I was impatient.

So, I machine sewed, not too concerned about showing a seam, because the flaps and the edges of this jacket had a visible seam originally, as did the pockets, so I am matching the original work. This seam does show on the lining (the original had the pockets sewn on before the lining), but I wasn't about to rip open the lining just so the pocket seams didn't show on the inside. Even I'm not that anal!



I broke one needle and bent another before I realized that I was going to have to hand sew the corners at least.



I ended up sewing a double seam around the pockets, because even though these are shallow, mostly for show pockets, I know my father-in-law well enough to know he is going to end up putting inappropriately large or heavy things in there. He must have been one of those little boys you see in cartoons with the frogs, nails, bits of string, rocks, etc, etc, in their pockets.

From a respectable distance though, things look pretty good (remember that Panache is a little taller, with longer arms than his father).





The back side (needs pressing).



Now we just have to provide the kilt and we can respectably dress the man for the NorCal Rabble Second Annual Burn's Night Supper this coming year.

As soon as we have him outfitted, I will post a link to further pictures here.

Be well,