Quote Originally Posted by Spartan Tartan View Post
I can't wait to see the finishes product here. Definitely keep those pictures coming.
Well since you asked nicely...I have been working on the flaps over the past 10 days as I've had spare time at the end of the academic quarter (which has been limited). I finished them up this morning. Please be patient...I'll be moving on to reinforcing the bottom of the cropped jacket next...which will be somewhat of an adventure...and will do my best to take pics along the way as a sort of "HOW TO". But that is all still to come. As for what has been done so far...

There are four sets of double flaps (and then the two small flaps that I posted three posts ago). The two rearward sets of flaps are essentially just decoration and non functional. The front two sets, however, have pockets set into the inside flap and concealed by the outer flap. Here is a couple of pictures of how I cut the slots and then turned back the facing material to get ready to set in the pockets (which, of course, were the recycled pockets from the bottom front on the original jacket).


So here's the three remaining inner flaps; two with pockets set in and a second plain one for the other rear side. This is before pairing them up with the cord-decorated outer flaps.

And a picture of the outer flaps that get paired up with them and stitched together.

Here they are completed (all sewn together).

And finally a picture of the pocket under the outer flap after they were sewn together.