BETTER THAN THE LAST ONE!

Every seamstress/sewist, or whatever term we choose to call ourselves; want the project we are currently working on to be better than the last one. I am sure that none of us sit down at our machines with lack-a-daisy attitudes not caring about the construction process, without visions of producing a successful garment. Most of us have actually contemplated the entire assembly and construction process from start to finish in our mines before we even cut into the fashion fabric. Such is the case with the jacket I am currently making.

Several days ago I started considering the fact that the silky wool fabric that I'm working with is moderately light weight. It has the feel and drape of a linen fabric. I've never worked with it before, but fell in love with it when I saw Erica's freesia trench jacket in February.
It's like something in the back of my mind is saying "UNDERLINING" is needed for the look and drape that I'm looking for. So after reading as much as I can about the use and application of underlining, I have decided to do just that using cotton batiste which I'm pre-washing as I write. I am also going to thread trace the pattern as well thus extending the project even more with adding a full lining although the pattern doesn't call for one. Oh well; after all, I am continually looking forward to my next project to be even better than my last!