Folkwear PC jacket pattern anybody have any advice?

[2nd to One]

Hello!
I'm currently making the PC jacket and waistcoat from Folkwear's pattern #152, 'Scottish Kilts' for myself, and I had a couple of questions regarding others' experience with the pattern, and just the structure of a PC jacket (specifically the tail and sleeve flaps.)

Okay: question 1)
The darts in the front of the jacket are giving me pause. I sewed them according to the pattern, and they ended up shaping the front of the jacket almost to the extent of looking like a ladies jacket. (Besides being really wide at the waistline, they are a bit curved rather than straight.) I took them out and restitched them straight, which helped some, but there is still a lot of shape in it, and it's like, halfway between my chest and my waist...not really somewhere I need shape in the jacket. :P I was wondering if anybody else has any insight into whether that shaping is meant to be there, if I'm just over-thinking this, or what...I'm not sure.

Question 2)
Made according to the pattern, the flaps on the tails and sleeves are a single layer fabric which gets turned under and edge stitched on. My mom was thinking they should be actually two part flaps (like a pocket flap). If I was to buy a PC jacket, how would the flaps be done? And what do you think? Are the single layer edge-stitched flaps okay, or should they be like pocket flaps. The concern is that they don't really show up a whole lot...
I'm kind of torn because I've already get them in according to the pattern., and I'm ready to finish the jacket (aside from the dart problem above,) so I'd like to just finish, but at the same time time, I want to do it the best way possible. I can't really find any pictures of PC jacket that are good enough resolution or that you can really see the flaps to know how they should look.

Any insight would be much appreciated! Thanks a bunch!

[sydnie7]

My sister has used that pattern but she's off RVing so can't ask her feedback. This thread discusses some details and a PM to the OP might draw his attention to your issues. I think I have seen some other discussion (on other sites/forums) from actual users of this pattern that a little time on Google might reveal.

My sister did mention finding some "snakes" as we termed them in the pattern and instructions. . . good luck and remember, without pics it didn't happen!

[SlackerDrummer]

This thread discusses some details and a PM to the OP might draw his attention to your issues.

I don't think that will help him out much (as the OP in that thread is the OP here).

[sydnie7]

I don't think that will help him out much (as the OP in that thread is the OP here).

LOL good one on me. . . typical of the way my mind is working, or sometimes failing to work, these days.

My sister who made the jacket is on the forum but not active at all. But I'm sure she would respond to a PM to marypenny, assuming she has the e-mail notification feature turned on. I'll e-mail and let her know you may be writing, also suggest she surf over here and offer her experiences.

[2nd to One]

Thanks for the suggestion, Sydnie! I sent her a pm.

And, haha, thank you, Slacker for saying that...I was rather amused by that thread suggestion, but I wasn't sure how to politely correct Sydnie about it...;)

[Mark's Mom]

Hi, I read your thread about the ample darts in the Folkwear Prince Charlie Jacket pattern and I have also noticed the darts create fullness in the chest that looks more like it is for women. I am just finishing up the Prince Charlie for my son, and that little glitch is something I am not very happy with. I don't know what I could do about it now, but I was wondering what you did to solve the problem.

I think the pattern is pretty well designed otherwise, but the collar/lapel notch area was a bit of a challenge. I was also disappointed that the lengthening lines discussed in the instructions were not on the pattern. I called Folkwear and they said they forgot to include them.

Oh well, at least I am almost done.