Next step is to move the lining out of the way, baste and then permanently sew the side front to the side (the pattern calls this the side, but think of this as the underarm piece).
Then I sewed the two shoulder seams together, on the outer fabric only. The lining is going to be sewn shut by hand.
This is the third jacket I've made with a boucle type of fabric and at this point I never want to use it again. It's lumpy, bumpy, ravelly, and snags and distorts easily, and it's at a very annoying point when I'm putting all the pieces together. But the colors are pretty, so I'll probably end up being drawn to another fabric like this again.
Now the body is at a point where I can try it on the dress form and starting playing with trims. I ended up ordering yet another trim today, and will have to jump around in the pattern instructions a little until the new trim arrives.
I bought the fabric when we were in NYC in 2016, and bought a braid trim at M & J Trimming. Then I ordered another trim from Mood, liked the covers, but didn't like the texture. Then two different types of braid from Mood, like them both, but not sure if they'll work. Now today I ordered a 5/8" Petersham ribbon that may go under one of the other ribbons. I'm going to be very mad at myself if it's the original braid I end up liking best.