Bound to Happen

After much debate, I finally came to the conclusion to make bound buttonholes for my jacket.  Hence, my title of my blog post today!

I haven't made bound buttonholes for a long time, so I had to review the steps.  Now I remember why I don't make them as a general rule!  They are time consuming.

Here's a picture from the front side of the jacket.  The "lips" of the buttonholes are basted shut.  I have drawn placement lines which can be seen in the photo.  Those will wash out later.  The buttonholes need to be basted shut until the facing is attached.

Now that I have this part of the jacket completed, I'm hoping the rest of the project goes more quickly. My next hurdle is the lining.  I drafted a lining from my pattern pieces and the lining fabric is cut and ready to be sewn.  But first onto the sleeves!

Thanks for reading,

Marla