Welp, I failed. Didn't get it done in time. I was five buttonholes and 15 cloth-covered buttons short of a complete pair. Oh well.
Truthfully, I looked at the weather forecast for the weekend and made the conscious decision not to finish them in favor of sewing 10 eyelets for my wife's stays. I'm all for breaking in new clothing, but soaking them in pouring down rain is not my preferred method.
What did I learn? Breeches are not quite the boogey man that everyone makes them out to be. Yes, they are complicated and are constructed of an unusual amount of pieces, but they are manageable once you know what you are doing. My skills have greatly improved since my first sewing project, but I fear that I'm starting to get sophomoric confidence that will lead to a large mishap in my near future.
On to the next thing.
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