Interfacing progress on Jasika Blazer

I have basted the hair canvas to the fronts of the jacket. And also cut a chest shield to double up the interfacing in the upper shoulder area, this often collapses in a tailored jacket unless you have big pectoral muscles. Since I had already basted the hair canvas to the fronts, I had to baste the extra shield piece carefully by hand to the interfacing only, taking care not to stitch through to the jacket fabric. This could have been machine stitched if I had thought about it beforehand. I have also catch stitched the hair canvas to the shoulder seam. Now I am ready for the pad stitching which should take a bit of time.

Jasika Blazer progress

Getting ready for the big step of pad-stitching. I sewed up the darts in the front and sewed the front jacket pieces to the side panels. I want the hair canvas to be one piece, extending under the arm. Now I am ready to baste the hair canvas to the fabric so that it won't shift during the pad-stitching. And I have to mark the roll line for the lapel. I am also going to sew an extra piece of interfacing at the shoulder to prevent the "caving in" that often happens with jackets in that area. I have also fused a square of interfacing over the area for the welt pockets. This linen is ravelly and I can't see making welt pockets without some fusible there to hold everything together. When in doubt, interface!