More Casual Jacket Fun

[jruley]

Some pictures wearing the original jacket so you can see how the sleeves fit:

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And wearing the new one, made of similar weight material to what I will use for the coat:









Am I better off returning to the original shoulder width?

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After measuring the shoulder seams on an assembled jacket, I thought I should re-check the pattern pieces before proceeding further.

I have egg on my face.

When I laid out the armhole shapes, I forgot that I hadn't cut the shoulders off the backs to reflect the new seam location.  The corrected layout is shown below:



Happily, both seams now measure the same (22-7/8").  That leaves 1/2" ease in the existing sleeve head.

I can't believe I missed that - but then, I am the guy who ran to the hardware store the other day for a new set of drill bits.  Only to find my hand drill was set to reverse...