Hey there! This is a recent selfie with my friend Amethyst (Amy). I am married with 2 grown daughters and a cute-as-a-button grandson. I love fiber arts. I knit, crochet, spin, weave and sew. Currently I am on a sewing binge. I also love swimming and glamping with my husband. Hope to meet some new friends!
This project challenged me in so many ways.
Pattern: Quilted jacket by Indie Patterns on Etsy size large
Fabric: cotton jelly roll strips
Cotton batting.
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I bought 2 identical jelly rolls with a celestial theme. I sewed matching strips together and cut the strips into 4 1/2 inch squares. I sewed the squares into 36" strips. I sewed enough strips together to make a yard of fabric 45" wide. I made 3 of these as I needed 3 yards of fabric for the jacket. Then I added cotton batting and a lining and quilted them together. Now I was ready to cut out the pattern pieces and construct the jacket. I made my own bias tape for binding the raw edges. I prefer to make it rather than buy pre-made.
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The challenges I encountered were piecing the squares into the quilt top and quilting them together. I amfairly new to quilting and I learned a lot. The final challenge was the pattern. The directions were quite vague and the illustrations were not that helpful.
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Overall I enjoyed this project. Now! Onto the next!!
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I made this jacket from jelly roll strips. If you don't know what they are they're 2 1/2 inch wide strips that are 40 inches long. They are used to make, among other things, jelly roll rugs. I sewed 2 matching strips together then cut them into 4 1/2 squares. Then sewed them together into strips. The strips became 36x45 inch fabric . Then I quilted the fabric, I needed 3 yards for the jacket. Finally I cut out the pattern pieces and sewed the jacket together. I am really happy with how it turned out.
I made this for ren faires. Material is all woven cotton some purchased on Etsy some from my LQS. Patterns are from Rabbit and Hat on Etsy. I made all my own bias binding. Poly boning was used in the vest for shaping. I made the dragon as well. Her head is made from sculpting foam and then covered with poly quilt batting before getting a final layer of stretch velvet. Her eyes were purchased on Etsy. The body of the dragon is soft and stuffed with poly fiber fill. She wears a harness which is clipped to a strap around my body. Her hand has a small alligator clip that clips to the strap and helps hold her up. Her tail is likewise clipped to the back of my skirt. Edited to add more project details.