I started assembling the MJ-jacket last night; I made both of the center front overlapping pieces, with the button-straps across the outer layer, and sewed together the three right side pieces. It was late, and my machine was acting up, so I left the other side for later. It is looking good so far. I decided that lines of piping down the major front seams would add too much noise, so I’m going to skip them and use a line of topstitching instead. Similarly, I’m thinking about making the collar out of the dark accent blue, like the center panels it will abut, instead of the lighter main blue, to reduce the contrast its seam creates.