Recyled denim jacket - sleeves, and other stuff too

Here is one of the completed sleeves for the jacket.  I've again used a plain backing fabric.  The darker plain areas of the sleeve are made from one leg of a pair of jeans.  The seminole band varies with each jacket I make.  I don't think I've repeated the same pattern any more than once or twice.  This is a new-to-me seminole design.

Once I make sure that the 'legs' are big enough to cover the area I need, then I decide how wide the seminole band needs to be.  It varies according to the width of pant legs I am able to find.  I construct the band and pin it into place on my plain backing.  Then the leg pieces are attached on either side and the final step is to topstitch for a little extra pizzaz.    The next step now is to make sure the sleeves and two front pieces are exactly the same in size because I use the constructed jacket pieces as a pattern to cut the flannel lining pieces to size.  After that comes the stitching together of both the outside shell and the inner lining.  Then it will be time for a try-on to decide the completed sleeve length.
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In further news, 'the book' is finally off to the printers (ie. #2 son and his GF).  I'm feeling rather lost because I've had so many months of my main focus being that book and suddenly it's done and all I have to do is wait for the finished product.  Feels odd!  Of course I could be really ambitious (and dedicated) and start on the second book, but I think I'm going to take the summer off.
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