Sewing Project Update #3: The Tibetan Panel Coat

Here's my sewing machine, set up in the kitchen. Disregard the mess behind the curtain.



Here's all the fabric in the holding tank for the Tibetan Panel Coat. You can tell I check the mail on a regular basis, can't you?



OK here we go. We're beginning to cut out all the pieces for the panel coat. There are four brocades and a lining fabric. I'll count up all the pieces for my next update and tell you how many strips of cloth go into a typical Tibetan Panel Coat.