Yay! I'm done sewing with velvet on this project!!!

After much pinning (and re-pinning) and a ripped out seam. The lapels are sewn together and outlined with the gold soutash. They are not yet attached to the coat body though. I know I said I wasn't going to do it, but I am going to rip out the front seams of the coat and lining to attach them properly. I'll just topstitch things closed and the lapels will hide that stitching. But only after I couch down the soutash around the fake button holes. ; )