After finishing the vest for Jenna, I launched straight into my next project: a jacket for my sister MJ. I skipped the darts this time and made the pattern out of curved panels. It’s a structured, detailed sort of garment, so the seams will be stylistic elements, and I’ll topstitch them with contrasting thread. For now, I’ve basted together a simple muslin, which I will send off to MJ for a test fitting; in the meantime there is a lot of work to be done creating the center panel detailing.

After Adam finished work, we met up at the Rocket Factory and continued working on the loft floor. We bought a bunch of plywood, wrangled it into position, and screwed it to the joists. I’d still like to do a lot of finish work up there, and the ladder is still missing its bottom three steps, but at least it’s complete enough to function as a storage room.