Sewing the shock cord channels to the outer shell first would make it much easier to align the other layers. Doing everything at once is challenging to keep everything aligned. By doing the channels to the shell first you can also leave the inner she'll material and insulation a bit longer and wider, then sew on the outer shell stitch line as a guide. Again, it's just much simpler that way. Lesson learned...
As far as the darts are concerned, I think I just put too many in. Even though the width of the dart bases adds up to the same loft measured for the insulation, I had loose material hanging down once all was said and done. Maybe putting darts on both sides and ends accounted for the material hang--I'm not really sure. Bottom line though, I'd definitely lessen the amount used, if using any at all, the next time.
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