I'm departing from the pattern instructions a bit, and going more with the instructions for V8804 nd the "Couture Jacket" book and DVD.
10/8/20: The lining has been quilted to each front and back section before the pieces are sewn together. To sew these pieces I'll move the lining out of the way then sew, baste, and then machine stitch the outer jacket sections.
I'm still working with the rectangles here. To stitch each jacket section together I'm using the basting I sewed in the Marking process, with the yellow basted lines representing the seam lines. Then I trim each seam allowance to 1", instead of the 5/8" more commonly seen with home sewing.
When the jacket sections are joined, I trim the corresponding lining seam, turn the seams and hand sew closed using a small running stitch.
