When you made your jacket, did you buy your normal size sweathsirt? Does your jacket have a lining? I too had made a sweatshirt jacket but think I made my jacket a little smaller, one size down. I found with the lining (the lining was spray basted to the jacket pieces before stitching the strips to the front.) that the jacket drew up just a bit tighter too. Your jacket is beautiful and I love your color choice. Your painted pic is beautiful.