Double Breasted Waistcoat: Part Two

So, I left you with the fabric cut out, and ready to be sewn together!

This is where it gets a little tricky. Sew all of the outer pieces together, a front piece to either side of the back piece. Once this is complete, sew one of the front linings to the front piece, making sure to have the right sides together. Next, stitch the remaining front and back lining together, and line up with the outer pieces, leaving the one seam between the first front lining and back open, like this:

Once you've stitched the lining to the outer, just turn it inside out, poke all the corners and iron it into the correct shape. Ironing at multiple stages during garment construction makes it look a lot better once complete. Stitch the shoulder seams, and close that gap inside using a top stitch but be careful only to stitch the lining. Line up and attach buttons and then bask in the warm glow of finishing a lined, double breasted waistcoat! Below are two photographs of the finished article and a fancy shot of the lapel/reveals.

Come on then, have you been following along? Show me yours!